Michael Estrada entrusted the armband to the Ecuadorian naturalized Argentine goalkeeper with eight minutes remaining in the friendly with Mexico.
His happiness because Wednesday night was the first time he wore the captain’s armband of the Ecuadorian national team, the Argentine-born goalkeeper, Hernán Galíndez, shared it with an emotional message on the social network Twitter.
The captain in the international friendly against Mexico, at the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte (North Carolina), was forward Michael Estrada until coach Gustavo Alfaro decided to replace him with Danny Cabezas in the 82nd minute of the game. There, the tape was given to the 34-year-old goalkeeper of Universidad Católica.
“I cannot explain how I feel right now. After the injury, to be able to return and contribute to today’s victory, and finally, I was captain of the Ecuadorian national team. I can’t find a way to explain what it feels like. Ecuador, my home, my place in the world! Thank you! ”Galíndez wrote Wednesday night.
I can’t explain how I feel right now. After the injury, to be able to return and contribute to today’s victory, and finally, I WAS CAPTAIN of the Ecuadorian national team, I can’t find a way to explain what it feels like. Ecuador, my home, my place in the world! Thanks!
— Hernan Galindez (@HernanGali12) October 28, 2021
The Ecuadorian naturalized Argentine has been part of the tricolor team since Alfaro called him at the last minute to replace Johan Padilla -diagnosed with COVID-19- in the squad before the debut of the National Team in the 2022 World Cup qualifier on October 8 2020.
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Since then, the one born in Rosario just in 2021 received the opportunity to protect the national goal in the last three commitments of Ecuador in the last Copa América in Brazil 2021. In addition, he stopped on the 9th date of the World Cup against Paraguay. The next meeting with Chile as well, but a muscular discomfort forced him to leave the field of play at minute 35, which gave way to Pedro Ortiz.
The return of Galíndez to the tricolor portico occurred on Wednesday in the friendly against Mexico played in the United States.
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