Sunday May 30, 22:09:50, the final whistle is heard in the Aztec stadium and the thunderous sound from the grandstands confirms it, also the tears of the players on the court and the despite 23 years faded like Ignacio Rivero on the lawn of the glory: Cruz Azul is the Mexican soccer champion.
Then the celebrations, the hugs with each other, the jumps of happiness, the smiles worthy of framing, the moment of collect the medal and finally lift the trophy in the hands of its captain and emblem, Jesus Crown, and the historic youth squad Julio César Domínguez; The colored papers exploded, the fireworks lit up the night over the colossus of Saint Ursula and the festivities seemed complete.
However, in the midst of euphoria and glory, there was a detail that very few noticed in the Azteca Stadium court: The bathroom to the Champion technical director, and that is a whole tradition in football, never arrived; the players and coaching staff did not soak Juan Reynoso to close with a flourish the celebrations for the ninth star of Cruz Azul.
On exclusive interview for Bolavip and Vamos Azul, one of the protagonists of that historic moment, José Joaquín ‘Shaggy’ Martínez revealed to us the real reason why the strategist did not get wet Peruvian after lifting the trophy of Champion: they are I forget for so much emotion at having achieved the feat.
“Rather it happened to us, the reality is that there was so much emotion that we all experienced that we went to hug the first one we met, you jumped, you hugged, you hit him, whatever it was and at the end of the day it passed us, it wasn’t something that was planned“, confessed the 34 year old side during the talk.
Juan Reynoso’s bath was not planned due to cabal
And it is that, the own ‘Shaggy’ Martinez, who recognized that he had not noticed the absence of such a traditional celebration, assured that the bathroom at Juan Reynoso it was not planned in advance out of caution, as they did not want the title to escape them, despite reaching the Vuelta Final against Saints, with marker 1-0.
“The truth is that when you plan things go wrong or don’t go, And it’s the first time that I think about it it left us, the reality is that it left us, but God willing that later we can get him wet and tease him too“, sentenced the charismatic soccer player born in the Mexico City and who has become the joy of the dressing room in Cruz Azul.