Borja uncovers his letters and makes a call to the coach of the Colombian National Team: ‘I hope he has me in his folder’

“Coming here to River I also did it thinking about the Colombian National Team, I have been here for two years, which is two years without being in the National Team. It has me with that discontent that I was close, on the verge of returning and I couldn’t. I hope that for the Copa América the teacher has Miguel Borja in his portfolio and that he can help him in that important competition. “He motivates me to train well, to take care of myself, to focus,” said the Colombian soccer player.

And I add: “Being the LPF’s top scorer gives me the confidence to be able to go to the Copa América and help my National Team. It was nice to be a scorer. “I spoke about it with Demichelis: the focus of this semester is to work thinking about the Copa América, we are getting closer and closer and I hope that the coach has my name in the folder.”

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This season, Borja He is a fierce scorer in the box and has delighted River Plate fans. In 20 games he has scored 17 goals in all competitions. His last goals were the double against Libertad in the Copa Libertadores.

“At the age of 18 I scored my first goal as a professional. I enjoy the goal in every training session, even playing with my children I also enjoy the goal. The goal is a huge happiness. May the dream of having goals narrated to me come true “After many years, it is something that fulfills me a lot, I feel that I have fulfilled my people from Tierralta, my family, who were the ones for whom I started this dream,” said Borja.

And he added when talking about his goals: “In all the goals, the first one comes to mind. I thank my teammates and the family who see me in the stands. When the game ends, the reaction of the crowd is important. family, when they send you messages or get excited about every goal. That motivates you to keep going forward, to keep trying. The footballer has a lot of spirit, family is important for that spirit to be up there.”

“I am a fan of Junior and the Colombian National Team and I am the first to shout in front of the television screen, but then I see them in person and the respect is enormous. The same with the National Team players who took us to two World Cups when I was a child: Juan Pablo Angel He scored goals here and then went to the Selection, but he scored sometimes and we didn’t always win. But respect is total. The same as Yepes, Córdoba… Players who were in Argentina and that one saw on television and that even though sometimes things did not work out for them in the national team, there was important respect,” he said.

In addition, the man from Córdoba spoke about his stay in River Plate, club in which he has experienced several ups and downs that he has been able to overcome with work and dedication.

“I remember that the day I scored my first goal here at River, I played the best 30 minutes of my career, that’s how I describe it. In a few minutes, two assists and a goal. That’s when the Hummingbird celebration began,” he said in the chat with the club’s official media.

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Regarding his drought in the Copa Libertadores, he expressed that he was eager to break several records that were in Colombia: “I spoke with Demichelis before the match with Nacional in Uruguay and I told him that sometimes I was a little anxious in the Libertadores because I was close to a record in Colombia, which has it Anthony D’Avila “With 29 goals, I’m two away.”

“When the Cup started, it came to mind in every game: ‘I have to reach it, I have to catch that record,’ he told me. In the first three games that worked against me, but the confidence that the coach gave me was important to arrive and reverse that in the games that I did not score,” he added.

And about his present, he highlighted that the goals continue to help him gain confidence to fulfill that dream of being in the America Cup: “Personally it made me gain confidence, it is not easy to play in Argentina and scoring 13 goals in 13 games, is not something you see very often. Being part of this with the help of my teammates, the coaching staff and the fans motivates you, you say ‘yes it can be done’. “You can do things that human beings cannot fathom.”

Borja He did not avoid the question about whether he wanted to continue at River Plate for several more years and clarified that he is happy at the Buenos Aires club. “I said that if they renewed me for five years I would be happy and some people answered that five is a lot. But my family is very happy here, if we have the opportunity to stay for many more years, we will do so with the greatest of pleasure. “My children and my wife are happy, they found a place with great friendships that have helped us grow and be a stable family.”

And the scorer added: “Whenever I want to bring my family here, they are six hours away, it means taking a flight and having them here. All of this helps to make the desire to continue here in River greater. Afterwards, coming to the Monumental and finding A full stadium motivates you that you can continue for many years, the stage and what River offers you, few teams offer it in South America. Many people in Europe are even surprised every time they see the Monumental full. a dream that comes true not only for Miguel Borja but to my family.”

On the other hand, Borja touched on the topic of Club World Cup that will be played in 2025 and expressed that it is an extra motivation to work. “The fact that we secured it a year earlier gives you a plus, now people are starting to talk and European teams are starting to pay attention to how River plays. It helps you and motivates you to continue working much harder.”

In the middle of the dialogue, Miguel Angel He was consulted about his tantrums on the field of play and the criticism he receives for his attitude. “I come from a family that lights us up with anything, we are matches. In fact, the last name Borja is that. My father and my grandmother were matches, that when you put them on the firewood they light quickly. That’s why when occasions like That of last year’s superclásico, I try to stay away. In addition, I had just scored a goal and I was thinking about the shirt I had to show, the idea was to send that message to the people who see us from the outside, so that they see me and say. ‘yes you can, if Borja could get there and score that goal at the Monumental, I can too.'”

And about his roots in Colombia he expressed: “I want to bring that light in the midst of the darkness that people live: sometimes you see people happy on the outside, but you enter the house and they live in darkness. I try to bring the message of that God is real and good. I didn’t want to get into that fight: I know that if they touch me, I will respond later. In Palmeiras it happened to me a lot that there were fights and I stayed out of it. I live my game: when I have to go in hard, I go in hard; When you have to complain, I complain. “Sometimes it is misinterpreted that because I am a Christian I give in to some things, but on the field we are competing and the spirit of competition comes out in every action.”

Finally, he sent greetings to the fans of River Plate: “They show me affection and respect every time I meet them on the street, that is very fundamental for a player’s state of mind: sometimes there are moments in which you score and others in which you make a mistake, but respect of the fans is essential.

And I add Miguel Angel Borja: “I thank the Millionaire fans for every moment, for every coming to the stadium, for every time they fill the Monumental. We feel privileged, we hope to continue as we are going, giving them a lot of joy. That every time they come here they know that there are some warriors that they are going to leave everything for the shirt.”
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