In the world of football, 23 years can be the difference between touching glory and stomping in the mud. In 2001 the Deportivo de La Coruña is in the highest category of Spanish football and competes with Champions League. At that time, no one could have imagined that two decades later the club would enter First RFEF (third category) and fighting to return to professional football.
The historic night against PSG
This Thursday, 03/07, 23 years since Deportivo beat PSG 4-3, came back from 3 goals down in 27 minutes including the Uruguayan attract as the main protagonist.
The match began with the Parisians transferring their superiority on the field to the scoreboard, scoring two goals in the first half and a third shortly after starting the second half. Sounds like a close game. However, the best is yet to come.
Rifle closed the gap in the 57th minute, Diego Tristan He brought the Galicians closer in the 60th minute and the former Espanyol, Mallorca, Osasuna, and Villarreal player, now a professional coach, scored in the 76th minute and in the 84th minute the two goals that sealed the a return that is still there. in memory of sportsmen.
That night Pandiani entered the hearts of all Deportivo fans in his own right. He came off the bench and managed, with his memorable headers, to turn around a match that seemed more than lost.
This is how Pandiani remembered it
On his X account, formerly known as Twitter, he wanted to write a message about that magical night: ”23 years old today. Amazing. Very proud to be part of the club’s history. And those to come. How are you!!”
Source: La Verdad
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