I don’t know how widespread news of this went, especially if you are not into football (soccer), but a couple of weeks ago there was supposed to be the final of the Copa de Libertadores, between eternal Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. But the rowdies among the fans made so much trouble they had to postpone the game. After much deliberation it was decided that it was just too hot a ticket to be played locally, so the championship would be played in Madrid! Today was the big day.
I was at Cecilia’s house for lunch when she got a phone call from her nephew, who had flown to Spain for the game! He told her to switch on the TV, and we found him hovering in the background behind a television crew waving to us on camera! (That’s him on the phone.)
A little while later he sent this video, taken before the game started. You can get a feel for the atmosphere, and the red colours around show that he is firmly in the River camp. He must have been very happy, because they won the game 3-1 — worth the trip to Spain!
I can hear a lot of celebrating going on outside. I hope they run out of breath before bedtime as that singing isn’t the kind that helps you sleep!
