Cavani says goodbye to ‘Celeste’

“My dear celeste: I just want to say thank you for every lesson you’ve experienced in your process.” This is how the open letter begins Edinson Cavanithe living legend of the Uruguayan national team, said goodbye to the ‘Celeste’.

“I don’t want to prolong it. Today These are few words but deep feelings. Thank you to each and every one of the people who have been a part of this path for so many years,” thanks to ‘Matador’, which debuted on Uruguay over 16 years ago.

It was on February 6, 2008, in a friendly match Colombia and doing what he does best: scoring goals. He has made up to 58, in 136 games, since then, placing himself as the second highest historical scorer for the Uruguayan team, surpassed only by 68 of Luis Suarez.

Champion of the Copa América in 2011

In between, the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the achievement of the 2011 Copa América, in Argentina, as major milestones. “I was and I will always be lucky to wear this shirt to represent what I love most in the world, my country. There are no doubt many good years, I have a thousand things to say, say and remember, but now “I want to commit myself to the new phase of my career and give everything where I am due,” he continued. Cavanicurrently in the range of Boca Juniors.

“Today I decided to step aside, but I will always follow them with a beating heart, like when I had to go out on the field with this beautiful shirt. I send a big hug to all my people. Up with the Celeste!”, he concluded. A ‘Celeste’ somewhere Cavani37 years old, has not played since December 2, 2022, in the bitter victory over Ghana (0-2) where the Diego Alonso They bid farewell to the World Cup in Qatar.

Unpublished since the arrival of Marcelo Bielsa on the Uruguayan bench and in the face of doubt whether or not ‘Loco’ will include him in the final call for the Copa América, ‘Matador’ chose to hope and step aside.