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MILAN – Arturo vidal he is officially a new Inter player. The Chilean midfielder moves directly to Nerazzurri from Futbol Club Barcelona.
Few steps, often barefoot. From Aníbal Street, little Arturo left the house with his sister, reaching the “court”, the rectangle of land that was the only real attraction in the neighborhood. El Huasco, in the municipality of San Joaquín, metropolitan city of Santiago de Chile. Then he asked him to come through the door and began to shoot, to sharpen his right. Moments of carefree happiness for Arturo, soon renamed, in his neighborhood “,Eat dirt“: he played soccer from morning to night and came home full of dirt and mud, down to his hair.” Cometierra “is also something that explains the indissoluble bond between Vidal and El Huasco. That place to grow is not easy, where money has always been a problem, where its history began in that bald field lined with half-cut tires and which had so many days of difficulty.
There is a name that is repeated throughout Arturo’s childhood, born in 1987 on May 22 (a date that has more than one meaning in Inter’s history): it is that of Romanian Rodelindo, the man who with his company dedicated to waste collection, gave work and food to many people in San Joaquín, including Arturo’s grandfather and father. An almost mythological figure, that of Rodelindo Román, so much so that El Huasco’s team was renamed with his name and surname.
From here, from this team, from Rodelindo Román, Arturo Vidal’s football career begins. Football like live fire Mama Jacquie the undisputed beacon of all life. Recently, in a soccer-themed interview, Vidal was asked: “Who was your idol when you were little?” “My mother”. An idol and a foothold. In a difficult situation, because it was not uncommon for Arturo and his brothers to return home without finding food. And then, between a race through the mud and balls on the front of the neighbor’s house, Arturo began to forge his warrior armor, promising: “I will become a footballer“.
The first trip to the facilities of the Colo-Colo Vidal does it at 12, by bicycle. An empty lap, with Arturo returning to play in El Huasco, always a minor: a When he was 11 he was already playing with the 15. Three years later another audition and the Colo-Colo finally welcomes Arturo: he must be disciplined, on the field. He starts as a defender, has energy and a great right foot. The mother does everything possible so that her son continues to cultivate his dream: he is a street vendor and dedicates all his energies to it. When the home phone rings in 2005, Arturo plays checkers with his uncle: it’s Dabrowski, the Colo-Colo coach: “Come with us in the first team.” A race to prepare, even though football boots are not new or fashionable. The first money he earns he uses to take his mother to the mall – a luxury in those parts.
Arturo starts slowly, but the first two appearances coincide with the last days of the championship, which designate Colo-Colo as Chilean champion, a success that will triple in the coming seasons. Vidal grows, modeled by Claudio Borghi. With him in the team there is also Alexis Sanchez, which he now finds in the Nerazzurri. Arthur’s transformation is not only in the game, but also in the appearance. And in the nickname. For some time he wore the name “Celia”, named after the Cuban singer Celia Cruz. One day, however, he appears in the dressing room with a new look, with the shield. From that day on it becomes “Celia punk“.
Inside, however, it has always been the same. He only had one option to succeed in life: football. All or nothing, that’s why his spirit in the field has always been that of “Warrior“In quotes, because that’s what his mother always called him.
Bayer Leverkusen targets him in 2007, the German club manager targets him. Rudi Völler, who flew to Chile for Humberto Suazo, sees Vidal play and takes him to Europe. Arturo’s new life begins, thousands of kilometers from El Huasco but with a thread that connects him directly with the center of that field of land. Fight, sense of belonging, desire to win.
Can’t do it with him Bayer Leverkusen but the four years in the Bundesliga make it up: he closes in crescendo with 13 goals in the last season, like a true leader. In Juventus he finds Antonio Conte, a key step in his career: he wins, and becomes a total midfielder who finds the goal with increasing continuity. 7 the first year, 15 the second, well 18 the thirdfinally 8.
The next steps are the Bavaria Monaco and the Barcelona– Win repeatedly, reaching an incredible amount of 8 consecutive national titles, in three different leagues. Not only that: to his record he adds two Copa América with his Chile, two triumphs that fill his country with joy, that make him one of the symbols of a national team completely identified in his own nation.
This is Arturo Vidal, now owner of Rodelindo Román, the team that helped restart, finance it, and help drive various projects in El Huasco. Because your heart beats there, but always beats, when he is on the field, where the ball rolls. Where Arturo puts on his warrior mask, thinking of Mother Jaquie, when he was hungry, when he came back with mud on his face.
From today on, Vidal will be in the front line, wearing the Nerazzurri shirt and the same goals as always: fight, spend, win. Become the sixth Chilean in Inter’s history: the first, with 1 + 8, was Iván Zamorano, another born fighter. After him David Pizarro, Luis Jiménez, Gary Medel. And Alexis Sánchez, whom he meets in the Nerazzurri.
He doesn’t hold back, Vidal: he’s arrived, he’s in Milan, he’s from Inter. Welcome Arturo!
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