Weeks go by and Daniel Cataño seems unable to drop the weight of having missed a penalty and then being sent off in Tolima vs. National of the second leg of the BetPlay I-2022 League final.
The former player of Deportes Tolima, today in Millonarios, was singularly applauded in the recent game of the Bogota team against Atlético Nacional, in Medellín. The ‘mockery’ for the wrong payment of him at the decisive moment of that final, at the mercy of the fans, was evident.
Now, when Cataño is getting ready to play with the ambassador team in his match against Envigado, the penalty once again becomes important due to that wave of applause it received in Medellín. reason why The midfielder decided to open up and share the effects he has suffered from that failed launch.
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‘Many things happen in football’
“Why are those from Nacional going to applaud me? It must have been because of the penalty miss; I wanted to score the goal in the final, but those are fan things“, explained Cataño, in dialogue with ‘Blu radio’, about that ‘mockery’.
“A lot of things happen in football. People think I’m a sellout, that I wanted to do the missed penalty, they said I’m a fan of Nacional…”he added.
Later, he recalled the threats he suffered because of that charge: “After that, my family was in danger, my mother was worried, everyone was waiting for her not to come out. What those who criticize do not understand is that prestige, glory, and money were at stake. I didn’t do anything on purpose, in the end it’s football stuff“.
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At that time, prompted by the interviewer, who spoke of an incentive close to 500 million pesos to become champion, Cataño told what was at stake: “An apartment, practically”.
“I requested the departure from TolimaDue to everything that happened, we had already been League and Super League champions with the team, we played four or five more finals, I also had a cruciate ligament injury, which was a difficult recovery. I approached the directors and let them know my feelings and that of my family. A good business was reached with Millionaires, so that Eduardo Sosa would go there and I would get here, “he explained later.
In the end, Cataño explained that he is focused on Millonarios and that he hopes to contribute to the team. Alberto Gamero’s team faces Envigado, this Friday, at 8 pm TV on Win Sports +.
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