By: EFE Updated 15 May 2022, 17: 33 pm EDT
The Uruguayan Luis Suárez and the Mexican Héctor Herrera received the affection of Atlético de Madrid in a farewell ceremony that the club organized for them at the end of the match against Sevilla (1-1).
Both footballers, who are leaving the Madrid team at the end of this season, took to the pitch with their families to be received by the coaching staff and the rojiblanca squad, who were waiting for them making a corridor.
Héctor Herrera and Luis Suárez have said goodbye to the Wanda Metropolitano
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Herrera (32 years) arrived at Atlético in 550 and Luis Suárez (35 years in 2020.
“I am very grateful for having been here. It has been a dream for me. It has been a pleasure to be in this team with great players and people and with this great fans. Thank you all for your support. Come on Atleti”.
For his part, Suárez said that he will carry Atlético “in his heart”. “To thank all the Atlético fans one by one. The love they gave me since I arrived is impressive. I will not forget it. Thanks also to the colleagues. What I had to do is return the love and for that I gave two hundred percent to a club that opened its doors to me at a difficult time. Thanks to the fans. Thanks one by one to all of them.
The Uruguayan remembered the League that he won with Atlético and regretted that at that time the fans could not be present in the stadium due to the pandemic, however, it is a memory that he will always carry in his heart.
I’m staying with the League that we won last year, which unfortunately we couldn’t enjoy with the people on the pitch. Atletico I will always carry in my heart. Aúpa Atleti”, said Suárez from the center of the Wanda field, while he was applauded from the stands.