«How bad the many criticisms received»- Corriere.it

They weren’t ordinary days for Angel DiMariacloser and closer to go back to the Benfica (the team that launched him in Europe) after the disappointing year at Juventus. The 35-year-old winger was first cheered at Newell’s Old Boys stadium at the farewell to football Maxi Rodríguez, then was acclaimed at La Bombonera on the night dedicated to Juan Roman Riquelme. In short, the Argentine is experiencing a moment of great recognition by the people of him, but he has not always been like this. And for this he was unable to hold back his tears when he was interviewed by the famous journalist Sofi Martinezover a million followers on Instagram, for the third installment of the show A key to eternity, broadcast on Public Television


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Di Mara is quiet when he looks up to his mam who distressed the pedal of the selection because he saw him suffer much before the miserable critics of types such as Toti Pasman, Martn Liberman and lots of others.
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— Editor(@Editor_76) June 28, 2023

Di Maria’s tears for the criticisms received

Di Maria collapsed when he recalled all the heavy criticisms suffered especially at home, where before the World Cup won in Qatar he had been held among the main culprits for the various finals he lost, the two in the Copa America and the one with Germany in the 2014 World Cup: Many said I didn’t deserve to be in the national team. I have a family, I have elderly parents who suffer, who live in Argentina and listen to everything. Knowing that your loved ones are grieving for you kills you. Many times I have seen them sad. My mother asked me. “Why do you continue to suffer?” Fortunately one day everything changed and I was able to give him the most beautiful joy, that is to bring our country to the top of the world.

A game, the one won against France, which will remain indelible in Di Maria’s memories: I only discovered in the coach’s speech that I would be starting. I knew I would score a goal, but I didn’t know when. I didn’t see my name on the right side of the board, then suddenly it appears on the left, not in my natural role. I didn’t understand, but Scaloni told me I would play there because it was the place where I could do the most damage to my opponents. Never was a prediction so accurate: it was Di Maria’s assist for Messi (then the 2-0 goal) that unlocked the score, with Fideo finally managing to forget the final he lost to Germany: The worst moment I’ve experienced as a footballer.