Pulga emotional before farewell: «Dad never saw me crowned»

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·11 Juni 2026

Pulga emotional before farewell: «Dad never saw me crowned»

At the press conference ahead of his farewell match, Luis Miguel Rodríguez shared several memories from his time at Colón and revisited some of the most important moments of his career. Between anecdotes and reflections, Pulga once again showed the special bond he built with the Sabalero people.

The most emotional line came when he remembered his father, who passed away before seeing him become a champion with the club. “My dad wasn’t able to see me become a champion. I left the medal in my dad’s vault as a way of thanking him,” the Tucumán native said, in one of the most moving moments of the press conference.

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“When they told me Colón, I felt it was the right time and the right place to write a story.”
“I pictured myself becoming a champion.”
“When the crowd sang my name in the first match, I said: ‘Great things are going to happen here.’ I wasn’t wrong.”
“My dad wasn’t able to see me become a champion.”
“I left my medal in my dad’s vault.” “He always taught me to play soccer and keep going down this path.” “It was a way of thanking him.”
“I hope that everyone who lost a loved one and couldn’t see Colón become champion can be at peace, because they’re surely very happy.”
“When I came to Colón, I felt it was the right place.”
“I started to enjoy it this week, I started to live it.” (about his farewell)

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.