Everyone will remember in Santa Fe the title of 2012, the long-awaited seventh star who once once more wore the lion’s shield following more than 30 years without winning a title, which meant the golden beginning of the institution, commanded from the field by a historic man like Omar Sebastian Perezthe ten that gave magic to the swollen cardinal.
For this reason, following several years without being active in football, Omar Pérez once once more dressed in cardinal red and did so in his farewell match as an idol of the institution at the El Campín stadium in Bogotá, which, among other things, was sold out with more than 22,000 spectators to see the last tango of the legendary Argentine player, in an emotional game that ended with a 7-3 score in favor of the team of friends of the Argentine midfielder.
In the farewell match, the capital’s stage was also flooded with great Colombian soccer figures who passed through Santa Fe and together with the man born in Santiago del Estero made history at the cardinal club.
The players who were present at this emotional tribute was the historic Alfonso CannonRufay Zapata, Sergio Otálvaro, Luis Carlos AriasJuan Daniel Roa, Francisco DelgadoGerardo Bedoya, Daniel TorresCarlos Valdes, Yulian Anchico, Giovanni Hernandez, Maximiliano Flotta, German Centurion, Juan Fernando QuinteroVanessa Córdoba, Paola Sánchez, among other figures who wore the lion’s shirt and shared the field with the Argentine throughout his career.
Why the nickname teacher? The class never, never leaves. This is how Alfonso Cañón took his penalty in the south arc of El Campín. pic.twitter.com/fqvfEKofG5
— Theo González Castaño (@Theo_Gonzalez) December 11, 2022
When Omar Pérez and other previously mentioned legends jumped onto the field, the goal show began to arrive for the fans, who saw Alfonso Cañón and the Argentine play together, who delighted with their passes and great goals.
One of the goals that moved all the fans who attended the farewell was the penalty taken by Alfonso Cañón, who, despite his years, scored with great quality, showing that talent never goes away.
In the same way, the other great goal in honor of Omar Pérez was made by the current River Plate player, Juan Fernando Quintero, who also dhe showed his impressive punch and scored a great goal with a masterful free kick.
The task of goals kept coming and in the team of the Friends of Omar Pérez, the Argentine ten was not going to go without scoring in front of his fans, where the popular ‘Chipakero’ scored a hat-trick to make his name resound at the El Campín stadium.
Thiago Pérez, son of Omar, was also reported on the scoreboard and who meant the seventh goal in the team of the friends of the legendary midfielder ten from Santa Fe.
In the end, the farewell to the historic cardinal player was a success and with the great 7-3 victory of the Friends of Ómar Pérez, thus ended the career of the midfielder who made history in Colombian soccer, but especially, leaving his mark on the cardinal team .
After the match finished, ‘Chipakero’ was applauded by the more than 22,000 fans and they let him know their affection with an “ole Omar”, while the Argentine was invaded by tears when seeing all those who went to see his last tango .
Numbers of Omar Pérez in Santa Fe:
Parties: 374
Goals: 77
League titles: 3
Superliga: 3
Colombian Cup: 1
South American Cup: 1
Suruga Bank: 1
