Those who do not know the history of Barcelona Sporting Club will surely regret their ignorance at some point as they are unaware of the origins of the idolatry enjoyed by the Shipyard club and will bear the inexorable weight of history. But there are those who, knowingly, do not accept it and are able to declare, as Quito league manager Diego Castro did, that what is appropriate after winning the bullfight at the Rodrigo Paz Stadium is to look back on 26 years undefeated albo And not to mention the match won by Barcelona SC.
Referee René Marín Inca, the reincarnation of Byron Moreno in the Liga de Quito vs. Barcelona SC
It is necessary to explain to Castro that no one is aware of the time that has passed to finally arrive on April 15, 2023 and that the yellows triumph in order to demystify so much supremacy of the League in their stadium which, because of the results, proved him right. But it wasn’t always like that for football credits. It is important to remember some matches between the two teams in Casa Blanca.
Barcelona SC: ‘Thank you for not turning off the lights this time’
For example, the unforgettable success in the Liga Pro 2020 tournament when Barcelona SC turned the Olympic round in Rodrigo Paz, defeating Liga de Quito on penalties. White then claimed that they remained undefeated. The uproar was so great that they had the impression that we remembered the unpleasant fact of the lights being turned off right at the time of the award ceremony.
Breathing in Barcelona after the win over Liga: “We’ve already beaten them by being champions in Casa Blanca, call it what you want…”
Something similar happened last Saturday. With an inverse spark, the community manager, Azucena, came up with the idea of putting on the Casa Blanca electronic scoreboard that the winner of the match was the local team 1-0. This crude act, which seemed to mean little, represented the emotional state that many experienced due to an unfavorable outcome. A League leader tried to downplay the unjust act by describing it as a naive, clumsy and stupid mistake. However, what was undoubtedly the most worrying was the hostile and violent spirit of some of the Lily fans who slipped into tights and then took them off at the request of their players.
Fabián Bustos: “Let them keep criticizing me, Barcelona SC is important to me”
These outrageous fans gave up, but left threatening phrases and tried to impose their deepest unsportsmanlike spirit. Sayings qualify those who said it, but also ratified their feelings: “we want undefeated. We will order it to stop or everyone will die”. These serious insinuations clearly show the level of awareness these leaders of the capital bar team had. In addition, the emotional impact of losing an unbeaten position is shown without realizing that his criticized performance benefited Barcelona, confused the referee and ended up putting pressure on the league’s players.
Faced with this properly verified nonsense, the Disciplinary Commission vigorously sanctioned the omissions, although it is fair and necessary to point out on this occasion that before this emotional blow that not everyone could assimilate, the first leader of the Liga de Quito, Esteban Paz, with a gesture that elevates him, reminded that the acts of vandalism “were absolutely inappropriate and disgraceful and harmed the team. In life you have to know how to win and lose with dignity and respect”.
But for Barcelona fans, this triumph was a kind of ecstasy. It is not unknown to anyone that Barcelona is a social phenomenon, following the example of all those teams in the world that have been identified and loved by the masses and that have become indispensable in societies through their influence. They represent them, they are the ones who have been chosen to pass on the legacy of the greatest idol of Ecuadorian football from generation to generation.
The facts prove the reason for the affection of the great majority, their symbolic triumphs became legends, and their victories like a shock wave. Barcelona recorded testimonies, from historians of the magnitude of Mauro Velásquez Villacís, Alberto Sánchez Varas, Ricardo Vasconcellos Rosado, Mario Valdez Zevallos, that their chronicles praised victories like the one on August 29, 1949 3-2 against the all-powerful millionaires from Colombia, than in Guayaquil with stars like Néstor Rossi, Adolfo Pedernera and Alfredo Di Stefano. Or the unforgettable feat of La Plata on April 29, 1971, when Barcelona defeated the three-time champions of the Americas, breaking the unbeaten record at their stadium with a memorable goal by the Spanish priest Juan Manuel Basurko.
Or the match of the first placement of the club from Ecuador, the final of the Copa Libertadores, defeating River Plate on penalties, the BSC fan celebrated on September 12, 1990. And in addition to these three representative events, there are several more. .. that it will always be good to keep them in mind, so that many forgetful people can remember or learn why Barcelona – like the world’s idol teams – enjoys a past that remains relevant. That emotional and spiritual bond that unites them with their fans.
Idolo del Astillero is a symbol of our idiosyncrasy, it is a team that created its idolatry because of its sporting feats, but above all its genesis represented by shirtless players, cholos, criollos from the 30s, who were in charge of making it popular so that over time, Barcelona is the team of the majority, regardless of social class.
The match on Saturday April 15, 2023 against Liga de Quito was a confrontation between two powerful teams of our football. There’s a reason why the team from the capital represents Ecuador’s most successful institution in international football. The rivalry between the two has a long history and today can be considered one of the most important duels in the national championship. The expectations they create every time they face each other are so high that many interested parties wanted to make it a ‘real’ Ecuadorian classic.
For all those who do not faint in this effort, it is important to remind them that the classics include essential factors that should be considered as such. For example tradition, rivalry, idiosyncrasy, sense of belonging and of course history. The magic of the classic was not invented by a marketing expert, a real classic shakes the guts of people all over the country, and Barcelona vs. Emelec is the only party that has achieved this in the country.
As for Barcelona’s triumph, it was the 55th match played at the Rodrigo Paz Stadium. Since October 5, 1997, when he played his first game, it has taken 25 years, 6 months and 10 days to break the cellophane of unbeaten status. There were years of uncertainty, but the relief and euphoria after the victory justified the wait.
Let this column serve as a lesson for you: you must study, remember and above all respect the history of clubs. That’s why I always emphasize to the indifferent that even skepticism preserves its ethics. The moment the truth is known, doubts cease, ignorance falters, and paradigms flourish. When your opponent triumphs deservedly, even if it hurts your soul, you have to applaud him, otherwise you will live with the complex for the rest of your life. (OR)
Source: Eluniverso
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