Juan Esteban Carvajal Little did he know that destiny was going to make him a starter for Millonarios in the match against Palestino in the Copa Libertadores. He is young, barely 20 years old, he was third on the list of Alberto Gamerobut since Castro and Giordana were injured, it was his turn.
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Carvajal did not clash, he started the game with a lot of momentum, with personality. Aware that one of these opportunities is not wasted. He was in charge of searching for the rival goal, of finding the goal. And it didn’t fail.
Until a third ball arrived, a cross from Delvin Alfonzothe ball was going behind him, it seemed like it was going past him, but the forward made a movement, his right leg went behind him and captured it to direct the goal, the 1-0 that made Millonarios excited about staying alive in the Copa Libertadores.
Carvajal had an emotional celebration. He went to the side, as if in disbelief of what he had just done, and then received hugs from the Millonarios players who congratulated him. The young forward had no choice but to let out a few tears, not only because of the emotion of scoring his first goal in the Copa Libertadores, but because inevitably his absent father must have come to his memory.
A goal for dad
That day, in the quarterfinals of the tournament, the 20-year-old soccer player dedicated his score to Don Reinel, a retired Police captain who later lost the battle and died on December 24.
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The death occurred, according to Juan Esteban, on his father’s favorite day.
”After so much fighting, today on your favorite day, you transcend to heaven to have your well-deserved rest, my old man. Thank you for being my hero daddy and now you will be my first little angel up there…”, wrote the footballer on his Instagram account in that moment.
“Now I will try to live my life without you, I know it will be impossible, but even if you are not physically with me, I am sure that you will accompany me and guide me in everything. We needed a whole life together daddy. I love you infinitely daddy and I will miss you every day.” days… one day we will see each other again,” he added in a moving message.
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