🎥 Thirty years since that glorious madness: do you remember Higuita’s goal? | OneFootball

30 years ago, on August 9, 1995, René Higuita shone like few others in the Copa Libertadores and left behind a play destined for eternity.

With a free kick against River Plate, the Atlético Nacional goalkeeper sent the ball into the top corner and thus wrote one of the most memorable pages in Colombian football history.

With the boldness that defined him, Higuita became the first goalkeeper to score from a free kick in the tournament’s history. The roar from the Atanasio Girardot was so loud it still seems to echo today.

More than just a simple goal, it was a demonstration of how not to be afraid to break the rules of the script. That day, Higuita stopped being just “El Loco” and became a legend of national football.

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