“SotilPeruvian Hurricane ”can be read on the cover of Emd of April 22, 1974 to hold Barça’s success last afternoon in Oviedo (6-2) in one of the last days of that league. The match against the Ovetenses, which is the colists of the championship, the first role of the team at Camp Nou after that period of time has gained years after the previous one- in Molinón de Gijón. Therefore it is a festive Japanese, of euphoria in the stands, which spins in the brilliant success of Blaugrana and, above all, the three goals scored by the Peruvian Hugo ‘Cholo’ Sotil.
In his party narrative on the pages of our newspaper, Farreras She explained them like this:
(2-0) in 13 minutes, Towers Throw to the right Juan CarlosIt focuses and Sotil Head to steel. A good goal.
(3-1) in 16 minutes a good cross delivery of CRUYFF That is Sotil Dividing
(5-2) in 9 minutes of the second half, auction of CRUYFF who crashed into the crossbar and Sotildiscarded, pulling restless
Barça’s other three goals have scored them GALICIAN (1-0), Asensi (4-2) in the first part and Martial (6-2) It’s in the second.
Three days after that league match, in Barça he played in Brussels a friendly against Anderlecht, which ended with a draw (1-1) sealed with a certain purpose from another goal from Sotil.
The Peruvian was in the 1973 day of the first foreign signing of Barça after the opening of the Federation boundaries. Johan Cruyff This is the second. She ‘she’Cholo ‘ That was in his first season as Blaugrana, where it was a major piece in the tactical gear of Rinus michelswith 12 goals marked, behind Martial (18), CRUYFF (16) and Asensi (14). In total, in four campaigns where he wore Barça’s shirt, Sotil He was only marked with 18 goals, one of them was punished. Three afternoon with Oviedo was his best note. And on one occasion, on the first day of the 1975-76 league, he scored for a double game: it was in Altabix, Barça’s victory over Elche (2-3).
His Camp Nou career failed to sign, in the Tag -Heater of 1974, of Dutch’s Midfielder Johan Neeskens. In one hour only two foreign players can be registered, Sotil It was not in the squad as the steps were taken to obtain the Spanish passport. His perspective for nearly a year has ended his physical appearance and when I can later he will no longer identify the player of his first league.
Yet, yet Sotil He was one of the most beloved foreign players for fans in team history and his death in December 2024 caused a deep sadness.
Source: La Verdad
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