This weekend, on date 1 of Mexican soccer, in all the games a minute of applause was dedicated to the King Pele as a protocol before starting the matches, in a tribute that the MX League he gave the Brazilian star a few days after his departure; however, the team cougars went further, since, in addition to what was established, He took to the field with the signature of “O Rei” stamped on the front and the number of his shirt.
“Honor to whom honor is due! Today we will wear these numbers in memory of ‘O Rei’ Pelé. His legacy will always remain on the soccer fields”, published the official account of the team, anticipating what was seen shortly after in the game.
And it seems that this special edition uniform brought good luck to the university students, since They emerged triumphant from their commitment against the Bravos de Juárez by beating them 2-1 in Mexico City, with goals from “Toto” Salvio at 76′ and Juan Dinenno, from a penalty at 86′, who sealed the comeback, since the border team went ahead 0-1 from minute 29, with a goal by Alan Medina.
However, it was anticipated that it would only be used by the players on this first day of the 2023 Clausura Tournament, due to the recent death of Pelé, which occurred on December 29, 2022, so in their next match they will use the usual design again.
With this victory, Pumas was placed, momentarily, in second place in the general tableonly below Atlético San Luis and with 5 games still to be played, 3 that will be played tonight and 2 more that were postponed indefinitely.
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