The Good-bye of Sorin

Sorin played yesterday his last match as a professional footballer. And the stage for the farewell party could be no other place than the Mineirao, in Belo Horizonte. And the teams on the field could be no different than Argentinos Juniors, club where the left-back started his career, and Cruzeiro, club for whom he professes all his love. Sorin played most of the match for Cruzeiro. You read it, right – most of the match. For 13 minutes, the left-back played for Argentinos. But the 62 thousand Cruzeiro fans were there to see him playing for the home team. And he did so. Cruzeiro won 2-1, but that was just a detail. The fans knew that they were watching the final chapter not only of Sorin’s career, but of one of their idols. Before the match, Sorin had his footprints taken to be part of Mineirao’s walk of fame.

And it’s remarkable that Sorin gets all this love. It’s rare for foreign players to get that in Brazil. Being from Argentina makes it even more unlike. But he got it -lots of love. Congratulations!

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