[Sport] Fernando Gago, a brilliant career overshadowed by injuries

[#Steeven.™]

A footballer who was an example of struggle and perseverance. Fernando Gago never gave himself up. He struggled with more than 20 injuries throughout his career and decided to end his life as a professional soccer player on the field. Vélez gave him the opportunity to say goodbye as he wished and not as an injury would force him.

Fernando Gago had throughout his career an ease to handle the ball like few players in Argentina. 'Pintita' left Boca and in his first season at the club he showed that he was up for serious things, so much so that Real Madrid decided to make an impressive offer for Argentine football, almost $ 28 million for him.

Fernando Gago explained recently that his injury problem arose from an overbone that caused his Achilles tendons to break. "I have had that pain in the Achilles for 15 years. It's because of an overbone. I always played because it infiltrated me. It all started in a Champions League game, between Real Madrid and Liverpool. I was seized by a very strong pain from an overbone that came out of me I told the doctor to infiltrate me because I wanted to play. I was like that for a year and trained with a booty two numbers bigger, "he explained in a talk on FOX Sports in 2019.

"The rubbing of the sheet made me hurt, that's why I slept with my foot out of bed. Suddenly it settled in and it didn't hurt so much. Later it depended on the loads in training and it was done on both feet. No I could walk barefoot on the beach of pain, I was wearing sneakers. I had no solution, I had to operate and the operation did not ensure that I looked good. I could break even while walking, "Gago added.

The clear example of their fight was the meeting between Argentina and Peru in the Qualifiers for Russia 2018, a very hot match in La Bombonera and that was very important for the future of the 'Albiceleste'. Only five minutes after entering and after a pass to Leo Messi, Gago felt an annoyance that he knew very well: he broke his cruciate ligaments. With anger and with a lot of self-love, he asked him to return to the medical team, however, despite the attempt, it only lasted a couple of seconds more on the court. He even tried to recover a ball by throwing himself to the floor to steal, however, the pain was already impossible.

It happened back in the historic Boca vs River final at the Santiago Bernabéu in the 2018 Copa Libertadores. He was already used to the pain. And his fight too. Fernando Gago retired from football as he wanted, within a field. The last game with Vélez surely he will not forget. Thank you very much Pintita.