Former River Plate midfielder Leonardo Ponzio retired from professional football on Saturday night after the 4-0 win over Colón that gave him the Champions Trophy and expressed, excitedly, in his farewell: “I still do not fall and the only thing I want is to continue in this house.” In this sense, rumors indicate that he would join the technical secretariat headed by the Uruguayan Enzo Francescoli, after becoming the player with the most titles in the history of the Millionaire. “I haven’t fallen yet, the truth is that I haven’t fallen yet. Tomorrow is going to be difficult but today I didn’t fall. Thank you to the teammates, thanks to the coaching staff, thank you all. I don’t want to be the center of attention, thank you, thank you, thank you,” he said.
“I came from somewhere else and they adopted me in the best way. I dedicated myself to the maximum and hopefully I can continue in this house,” he added and revealed that “a long time ago” he has been looking back and thinking “the decision” to stop playing football. It’s hard to finish, but I think it’s the best time for me,” he said and concluded: “I also don’t fall off everything I did with this shirt. I was privileged and that’s why I say I can continue in this house from somewhere. I’m very curious, I have a lot of expectations in the things I can do from somewhere else.”
