“He's crazy!” : Damián Díaz's Olympic goal that emulated Chelo Delgado's three fingers and caused a furor on the networks

The Argentine Damián Díaz is an emblem of Barcelona in Guayaquil, where he arrived eleven years ago beyond a break in the middle. He got into the hearts of the yellow team fans and this Thursday he gave them a pearl that was billiards in the 4-2 rout of his team over Wanderers from Uruguay, in the first match of both for Group A of the Copa Sudamericana, the same one that made up Lanús and Metropolitano de Venezuela.

The match was always under the control of the locals who soon took the lead with a double by Uruguayan Gonzalo Mastriani in the 9 and 11 minutes. Immediately, at 14 minutes, the Charrúas discounted through Argentine Hernán Rivero. But at 35 minutes, local Michael Carcelen widened the differences. With that partial result, the first half ended.

In the complement Barcelona sought to widen the differences and it was at 54 minutes that he found the key to settle the match and it was with the jewel of Kitu Díaz. There was a corner kick from the right and the steering wheel took two steps back and saw the goalkeeper who wanted to leave the small area to go down an eventual cross, who did not arrive, since Damián hit him with three right fingers, in the best style of Chelo Delgado, and scored an Olympic goal, but with the added value that the ball entered in shape flush.

Diaz, who is also charismatic, raised his arms as if greeting people and with the gesture that he had to leave the court for the goal he scored. He was right because the effect that the ball took was special and he ended up getting into the fourth goal of the Ecuadorian team.

When Diaz's goal was uploaded to the networks it was all the rage and went viral. Seeing the boom that was generated, a fan uploaded his recording of the goal, from the grandstand near where Damián played, who when he arrived to kick first received the applause of the audience and from that angle it could be better appreciated how he hit him. “What a goal!” He shouted more than one and another more frightened shot “He's crazy!”

Then the Uruguayans got another discount through Mauro Mendez (61 minutes), but the lawsuit had already been settled. It was the last goal of the match and that only served for statistics. The score of the match was undoubtedly the score of Diaz.

The midfielder who emerged in Rosario Central and who played in Argentina for Boca Juniors and joined the squad that was champion of the 2008 Apertura Tournament (played 7 games). He also played in Columbus. Since his arrival in the Ecuadorian cast, he has been accustomed to the Barcelona audience to his high-profile hits and goals. He became an idol of the Guayaquil team, with which he won three titles. In between he spent two years in Al-Wahda in the United Arab Emirates.

Diaz has 272 matches at Barcelona in which he scored 63 goals and provided 68 assists, in a sample of his subtle punch that allowed him to convert, but also for his teammates to do so. At 35 he shows himself at a great level and the goal he delivered this Thursday was a pearl on the night of Guayaquil.

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