It is unique, magical, divine. It's idol. It is a leader. Arnaldo Ariel Ortega is the "Chango" Ledesma, Jujuy. It is the last player on the people of River expresses idolatry, is the exponent of River and is like a mirror of the club: go battered, ill, suffering a thousand things and when it appears he will not head out again, bam! Appears. And how ...
This afternoon, Ariel wrote a new chapter in its love affair with River. Remanded from zero minutes into the second half and, with Ahumada-washed her face a River. Pulled on his ten companions, one by one at the shoulders. He absorbed the pressure of a Monumental until there was a volcano about to explode and as if that were not enough, he played to his companions. In short, River was the leader who cried out on Thursday against San Lorenzo and failed.
Leader is a word that is repeated throughout this article many times. Is that Ortega is currently a football leader beaten on campus. Abreu is the lead and you could say the spokesman of the group (Ortega speaks to the media not long ago), but Ariel is the one who pulls the strings of River when he has to be within the green grass. Today was the clear demonstration. If he has the ball and also gestures, from the gestures and authority, gives employment to the partner's ball. Whether he does, while the treads and kneads, think of the best destination and the pass mark or point to the vacuum to go, for example, Ferrari.
Today Ortega slept the game after 3-2 Abelairas. He put his head on the pillow party and caused Gymnastics not find the ball after making a very good first half. Not content with that, Jujuy stayed up as few times to create danger. At 10 'of the second half (River 3-2) Ortega was the first: Alexis Sanchez received the ball forward and when to set it removed. At 17 'Abreu left face to face with the goal, but the Uruguay striker wrongly defined. Until the 29 ', Abreu thought, opened for the rise of the left Buonanotte and "Dwarf" Ortega saw, that was thrown to the floor to push the ball into the net, falling on his knees in front of the Centenary. A minute later, he returned to give a goal to Abreu, but the Uruguayan threw it horizontally above the arc defended by Carlos Kletnicki.
Yes, Abelairas was vital. Yes, Ahumada was the core of the team. But Ortega was the most important because it is the only player with his back enough to play quietly in a Monumental boiling since the end of the first half. It is the only one capable of making the break, something that dispensed River on Thursday and disposal cost. Furthermore, it is the only millionaire idol of the fans. Idolatry gained over the years, goals and championships achieved. All these conditions make it tacitly leader. Today it became clear that if well-or a little good-Ortega must hold, because it is the only player who understands perfectly what is River. The only, the idol, the leader: Ariel Ortega.