Daniel Torres It has a spiritual ritual. Before every game, he walks barefoot on the court, his bare feet on the cold grass. And as he walks, he prays. And while he prays and takes possession of that pasture where he will have the next battle, he is thinking about the present of Santa Fe. This Sunday, when he walks through the Manuel Murillo Toro, like a lion with a gray mane that recognizes his jungle, he will be thinking in the effort that Santa Fe needs against Tolima to go to the final.
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Before launching the first blow on that field where he will have raised his prayers, Torres says, with a voice that roars, that his pride of lions is ready and has enormous faith in achieving the result – a draw will be enough -: it is a holy faith, neither more nor less.
Santa Fe vs. Once Caldas. Celebration of Daniel Torres’ goal.
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Is Santa Fe ready to go to the final and be champion?
If the achievement is not achieved, so much effort will be of no use…
What made Santa Fe a candidate for the title today?
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Daniel Torres, in his time in Santa Fe.
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You were already champion with Santa Fe, and a special title was in 2012… how do you remember it?
Does the team have that champion mystique?
You know that Santa Fe suffers and that match in Ibagué will surely be a birth…
It is clear that we would like things to be easier, despite the good run we have made, because it is not easy to add 13 points and not be classified, that affects a little, but it is also seeing the good work we have done, not only at home but of visitors, and that makes us strong and leads us to believe and trust in what we are going to do in Ibagué. It’s not going to be easy, they have everything in their favor, but there is a plus for us and that is that when the lion is there, they cannot mess with the pride, this time they have touched the lion’s pride and that is going to strengthen us more. . They didn’t let our herd enter (referring to the border closure in Ibagué).
Daniel Torres, Santa Fe player.
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Would it be unfair if they don’t make it to the final?
If we did not reach the final, we must applaud Tolima, because although it is true that we have had a very good campaign, if they beat us it is because they were better and that is football. We are working to be better than the rival and we are one game away from confirming it and reaching the final.
How does your spirituality operate in those moments when you walk the court barefoot?
There we live faith, I believe in Jesus Christ as savior, I am governed by the Word and the Bible, there is a verse that is Deuteronomy 11.24 and I try to apply that word that says that every place that the soles of your feet step on will be yours. This is what we try to do, not only me, but also other colleagues, and I am on the phone with the pastors praying and we try to establish the authority of Jesus Christ there. It goes through a spiritual issue so that his will is done, that does not mean that we are always going to win, but it does mean that we are going to be rested and confident in doing his will and that is what we do in every game when we walk barefoot. …
With Torres on the field, the fans trust more, and the rivals know that they will face an indomitable lion… How do you rate his moment, his current situation?
It’s good, I feel very happy and I have always believed that since I enjoyed it, things are good, I’m not just talking about now, who doesn’t enjoy my moment, as a starter and on the verge of playing in a final, I try to enjoy every moment as a starter or not, whether I score a goal or miss it, if I enjoy it, I am grateful to God…
What would be your pack leader roar before this match?
This is the strength of faith, it is what gives us strength. It is the name that identifies this institution, faith is sustenance in Jesus Christ. Faith gives us strength, unites us with the fans. Without faith, without the Holy Faith, nothing is. When we arrived he was not there, they had lost faith, hope, the team was divided into players, directors, fans. But if Santa Fe is involved, it unites the team and will give us the strength to achieve the goal.
PABLO ROMERO
Editor of EL TIEMPO
@PabloRomeroET
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