”This stadium gives us luck in Merino. “Special stadium for us, without a doubt,” he admitted. Mikel Merino. He and his family marked the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart. That’s where he made his debut with the senior team in 2020 and that’s where the Real Sociedad midfielder scored the decisive goal in the last minute of extra time against the hosts. But the best of all is that 33 years ago his father Miguel, a former footballer who played for Osasuna, Leganés, Las Palmas, Burgos and Celta, also scored a goal in that stadium. On November 5, 1991, wearing the shirt of the Navarrese team, he scored 0-2 in the match against Stuttgart corresponding to the second leg of the UEFA Cup round of 32. Osasuna won 2-3 and went through, defeating the team of German.
That target at Stuttgart, Miguel celebrated by flipping the flag in the corner. His son imitated his father’s celebration. It’s interesting. “The one who’s in tears, your son scored the goal and it’s impossible not to be emotional,” he explained. Miguel in the statements in ‘El Larguero’ of ‘Cadena SER’.
After the match, Michael He was in the stands congratulating his family. “He told me that we have already discussed that goal. If we wrote the script it wouldn’t be good. How could I think, it’s a terrible coincidence,” commented his father, still in disbelief: “I came down from the clouds. Until I saw the shot inside, I didn’t know it was going to be a goal. “It’s a terrible high.”
His future, after the Euros
Miguel Merino He also spoke about the future of his son, who is wanted by Barcelona or Atlético. “Until after the Euro Cup he will not comment on his future,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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