Farewell of Sergio Agüero of the FC Barcelona

AFTER THE RETREAT OF THE 'KUN'

The Barça breaks a historical series with the Argentinian players

Published:16/12/2021 - 18:31h

Updated:16/12/2021 - 18:32h

Sergio Agüero has abandoned the Barça by medical recommendation after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia that forced him to go out of the field in the party in front of the Alavés. With the exit of the 'Kun' breaks a series of 20 years with at least an Argentinian in the first team

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A cardiac arrhythmia no benign has been the cause of the retreat anticipated of Sergio Agüero like active footballer. With his course, also has cut a 'tradition' that kept by 20 years in the Catalan entity: always there was at least an Argentinian in the staff.

Once consummated the course of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain in front of the impossibility to inscribe him in the staff with the limits salariales exceeded, the ex forward of the Manchester City was the only player from the nation sudamericana that continued like Barcelona.

Of this way, the Barcelona repeats a stage like the one of the season 2001-02, when any international albiceleste formed part of the first team. Since, they were varied the Argentinians that landed in the City Condal, with some leaving better feelings that others.

 

The Barça and the Argentinians

The last two decades with footballers arrived from the earth of the tango initiated with the signings of the guardameta Roberto Bonano and the attacker Javier Saviola. Both were a member of River Plate and filled the 'empty' of Argentinians left two years backwards by the defender Mauricio Pellegrino in 1999.

Later, they arrived Juan Román Riquelme, Juan Pablo Sorín and Maxi López. Later they would follow suit Gabriel Milito and Javier Mascherano, although some years before would arrive Lionel Messi, stellar figure of the best generation in the history of the FC Barcelona, that said goodbye in August of 2021. For the moment, only there is an Argentinian in the Barça B: Santi Bouquets Mingo.

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