Rafael Santos Borré dedicated words to Freddy Rincón: “He left a very large legacy”

After a few days of hospitalization after the car accident suffered, the former footballer Freddy Rincon He passed away on Wednesday, April 13. With Colombia in mourning, tributes and greetings came from all over the world.

Rafael Santos Borreone of the Colombian soccer players who had action in the Europa League, scored in the victory (2-3) and classification of the EintrachtFrankfurt against Barcelona, ​​dedicating the entry to Freddy. The ex River Plate his shirt number 19, Rincón’s dorsal insignia, was pointed out.

At the end of the match, in an interview with the official channels of the Europa League, Rafael Santos Borré spoke about his admiration for Freddy Rincón: “He passed away recently and for us he is very important, he left a very great legacy. That’s why I pointed out the number, I wanted to dedicate it to him”.

Surprise at the Camp Nou

Appealing to a game with a lot of display and counterattack, Eintracht Frankfurt found the first goal through a penalty from Filip Kostic (4 ‘). Barcelona went out looking for the tie, but due to the spaces left in defense and passivity in the mark, Rafael Santos Borré scored the 2-0 (36 ‘).

The match became more complicated for the locals with Kostic’s brace (67′). The azulgranas discounted with goals from Busquets (90′) and Depay (90+11′), but it was not enough for the tie or classification in a 4-3 aggregate score. The azulgranas suffered another painful blow since the arrival of Xavi Hernández.

The Europa League semi-final matches will be between West Ham against Eintracht Frankfurt and Leipzig against Rangers. The first legs will be played on April 28 and the second legs on May 5.