Independiente Medellín receives the blessing of Pope Francis: video of the fan who wore the shirt to the Vatican

dSports Independent Medellin is on vacation after being prematurely eliminated from the Colombian League and ending their participation in the group stage in the South American Cupa tournament in which they qualified for the next phase directly after being first in their area.

The teacher’s team Alfredo Arias is preparing a challenging second semester, the objective is to go as far as possible in the continental tournament and qualify for the finals of Colombian Professional Soccer as it did last year.

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In the middle of the team’s break, a very viral fact became known through social networks that is turning the tables on Colombia. A ‘powerful’ fan is the main protagonist of this story.

Through social networks, a fan of Independent Medellin decided to go to the Vatican so that he himself Pope Francisco Bless the shirt of the club of your loves.

In a video of just over two minutes, the fan showed his experience in the Vatican and was able to record a few seconds with the pope, something prohibited in the holy see.

The fan of DIM She was lucky the day she met Pope Francisco in person and was invited to a private tour of the Vaticanwhere he attended with the jacket of the Antioquia team in his hand.

He was clear in stating that you cannot enter the headquarters with any team’s shirt due to a dress code, but he pointed out that it was blessed by the Pope.

“May the virgin protect you a lot,” can be heard in the background of the secret recording made by the fan.

It is well known that Pope Francis is a football fan, especially San Lorenzo and the Argentine national team, and it is not the first time that team jerseys have been worn to him; it has become a tradition in the Vatican.