16/07/2024 22:01hs.
Since Barcelona officially announced the death of goalkeeper Justin Cornejo, messages from teammates, friends, clubs, organisations, etc. have been posted on social media. But the reaction from the most important person in the club, its president, had not yet arrived.
Before the day is over, Antonio Álvarez published some heartfelt words in honor of the man who was the third goalkeeper of the Idol of the Shipyard. Moving away from prefabricated and common phrases, the director dedicated his entire writing to Cornejo, describing him and praising him.
“You were a boy with a noble heart, a great companion, a great professional, a great brother, a great son, a champion. I’m sure that one day we will meet once more and we will hug each other and we will talk and we will laugh together,” was part of what the Yellow boss posted.
“Thank you for teaching all of us who were lucky enough to know you what it means to be a good person. We love you very much, we will never forget you champion,” he concluded his post on the X platform.
Justin,
I learned a lot from watching you, your attitude, your chivalry, your values.
You were a boy with a noble heart, a great companion, a great professional, a great brother, a great son, a champion.
I’m sure that one day we will meet once more and we will hug each other and… pic.twitter.com/eZFSUintYF
— Antonio Alvarez Henriques (@antonioalvarezh) July 16, 2024
Cornejo died at the age of 20 following a stroke that left him in a coma and following many hours took his lifeThis harsh emotional impact caused the team not to train on Tuesday and the club to suspend all activities.
Because of this, The yellow leadership contacted Conmebol to see what possibility there was of postponing the match once morest Bragantino. The match is scheduled for this Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Banco Pichincha for the first leg of the continental tournament playoff.
In the followingnoon of this same Tuesday, it was revealed that the South American organization had denied the request of the Yellow team. The match will therefore take place as planned. It should be remembered that the Brazilian team, Los Toreros’ rival, has been in Guayaquil since Monday night.
Justin Cornejo, Barcelona’s deceased goalkeeper. Photo: @justincornejo_
Even Bragantino himself expressed his solidarity with the Guayaquil institution with a message of condolence. However, he did not comment on the request that the Toreros made to Conmebol to suspend the match.
Full message from Antonio Alvarez to Justin Cornejo
I learned a lot from watching you, your attitude, your chivalry, your values.
You were a boy with a noble heart, a great companion, a great professional, a great brother, a great son, a champion.
I’m sure that one day we will meet once more and we will hug each other and we will talk and we will laugh together.
Thank you for teaching all of us who were lucky enough to know you what it means to be a good person.
We love you very much, we will never forget you champion.
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