Pablo Aimar from Cordoba was honored in his hometown of Río Cuarto for the world title obtained in Qatar, where he was Lionel Scaloni’s field assistant, after attending in his capacity as coach of the Argentine under-15 team that beat him 5-0 in a friendly match for a youth team from the local club Estudiantes, where he emerged as a footballer.
In the presence of the authorities of the Rio Cuartense institution chaired by Alicio Dagatti, the local mayor, Juan Manuel Llamosas, and Agustín Calleri, local Secretary of Tourism and Sports, Aimar received the honors together with Bernardo Romeo, coordinator of Youth Teams; Diego Placente, Under 17 coach, and Darío Herrera, goalkeeper coach and also world champion in Qatar.
In addition, Fabián Lovato, president of the delegation, and Martín Camarero, delegate of the association and vice president of Brown de Adrogué, a regular companion of the youth teams, were representing the AFA.
The match ended with the aforementioned win that was achieved through goals from Alex Verón, Matías Acevedo, Juan Villordo, Santiago Espíndola and Uriel Ojeda.
“Holding these types of games in cities in the interior helps the clubs and also the boys to continue preparing. Probably the people who saw them tonight will be able to remember in a few years that this young professional played in their town. That’s why being painted on a mural in a place I used to go to as a boy, it seems incredible to me,” confessed Aimar, 43, during the usual press conference.
“I hope I have to continue being with the older and the younger ones, because we are happy in that place. It is an honor to be part of the National Team. We always defend that if during a competition there is a good group climate, good milk, it always adds up , but even so and all that does not guarantee the title; what that guarantees is the enjoyment of the process. Working with boys who want to be professional footballers, or of any discipline, supposes an enormous responsibility”, he closed.
