Maxi Araújo gives Fresneda a special gift, with a nod to Sporting 🎁🦁 | OneFootball

Maxi Araújo offered a special gift to Iván Fresneda. In this way, the Uruguayan international from Sporting showed his friendship towards his Spanish teammate, while also sharing a bit of his South American culture.

Through a story posted on the social media of the 'number 22' of the Alvalade Club, the former Spanish youth international showed a thermos that had been given to him by the left-back of the lions. This object is essential for preparing mate, a drink present in Argentine and Uruguayan cultures.

But Maxi Araújo went further. The Uruguayan national team player had the container engraved with the symbol of Sporting, Valladolid - Iván Fresneda's former club - and the names of his parents, Carmen and Juan Carlos. On the back of the thermos, there was the Spanish player kissing the Liga Portugal Betclic trophy.

It is worth remembering that, besides being an alternative to coffee, drinking mate is also seen as a social practice, as it can be shared among several people. The consumption of this drink has become more common at the Alvalade Club through the Uruguayans, Seba Coates, Manuel Ugarte, and Franco Israel.

After being benched by Vagiannidis against Moreirense, Iván Fresneda - valued at 8 million euros - has already played six games with Sporting's jersey this new season: four in the Liga Portugal, one in the Champions League, and another in the Super Cup. In the 442 minutes of participation, he has already recorded an assist.

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