Cali Mayor's Office announces that they will build a museum in homage to Freddy Rincón

The tributes and recognitions do not stop for the 'Colossus of Buenaventura', almost a week after his tragic death, the mayor's office of Cali announced the construction of a museum in honor of the memory of Freddy Rincón.

This was announced by the president of the capital Valle Caucana Jorge Iván Ospina, who pointed out the idea of collecting the most significant objects of the 'Colossus of Buenaventura' to be exhibited at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali.

“We want to be able to place in the Pascual Guerrero stadium a museum that pays homage to its sporting life and history. A place where are the shirts he wore in the Colombia National Team, in Real Madrid, Palmeiras, Corinthians, América de Cali. Also the videos of their best goals, their guayos, their socks and their history,” said Mayor Ospina.

The president of Caleño also added: “We are in talks with Freddy's family, I hope he will accompany us in this decision to build a great museum forever to pay homage to the Colossus of Bonaventure.”

Mayor Ospina said of the immediacy or early construction of the museum in Rincón: “We are late. First we have to build the narrative, build all the elements and have the approval of the family.”

Regarding the family approval, Mayor Jorge Ospina mentioned that the family of the 'Colossus' has been interested since the proposal was mentioned to him, but they highlighted the great work that must be done to gather the most significant objects of the eternal 19.

“At first they said yes, although they point out that many of Freddy's properties are scattered in many places. A whole search and curation of these elements would have to be done in order to install the museum. We are fully willing to participate and finance this strategy,” said Mayor Ospina.

This is not the only project to rescue the memory of the 'Colossus of Buenaventura' in Pascual Guerrero, a proposal made by a journalist to name one of the stadium's stands Freddy Rincón was recently revealed.

After several tributes that were paid to the 'Colossus of Buenaventura' on the different courts of the country, including in the classic America against Deportivo Cali, where Adrián Ramos and Teófilo Gutiérrez used the numbers on their backs 14 and 19 in tribute to the eternal striker.

Now it became known through a sports journalistic program a new recognition that they wish to advance to the 'Colossus of Bonaventura'. This is the program broadcast on the RCN radio channel entitled 'En La Jugada', where the journalist Francisco Vélez announced a request he made to the mayor of the 'branch of the heaven', Jorge Iván Ospina.

“I have made a request to Cali Mayor Jorge Iván Ospina that the eastern tribune of the Pascual Guerrero stadium be called Freddy Rincón,” said sports journalist 'Pacho' Vélez.

According to the communicator, Ospina would not have the absolute power to change the name to the tribune del Pascual, but he could submit the application to the Cali Council and the institution that owns the sports space, La Universidad del Valle, to consider renaming a stadium tribune in honour of the legendary player who gave so much joy to the people of Caleños and Colombians with his goals.

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