Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, world champion goalkeeper with the Argentine National Team in 1978, He was admitted to a Buenos Aires clinic after catching coronavirus. “It was not saturating well and as a precaution this decision was made. Thank you all for your concern and good vibes,” he explained on his Twitter account.
Fillol, 71, had presented symptoms compatible with the virus on Sunday, August 22, and last Monday the diagnosis was confirmed, after taking a swab in his hometown, San Miguel del Monte, in the province of Buenos Aires. The ex-goalkeeper of the selected world champion Argentina ’78 you have already applied both doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.
At present, “Pato” is the general coordinator of the Department of Goalkeepers for amateur football in River Plate; He starts the space “El Abrazo del Alma” on his Instagram account and participates in a radio program on La Red.
Among the many milestones achieved by Pato during his career is the record for saved penalties (26) in Argentine soccer, shared with Hugo Orlando Gatti; while with the National Team he is the only goalkeeper to play three World Cups (1974, 1978 and 1982) and the one who played the most matches of the highest event in the discipline, with 13. In addition, at club level he was seven times local soccer champion with River, won the Spanish Super Cup with Atlético de Madrid in 1985 and the South American Super Cup with Racing in 1988.
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