🎥 Paredes gets royal Boca welcome, Leo in tears, Roma farewell 🥲 | OneFootball

Leo Paredes returns home. The Argentine midfielder leaves Roma and goes back to Boca Juniors, where it all began in the early 2000s, in the Xeneize youth sector.

A transfer greatly desired by the former PSG player, who had already personally approached Boca's president - the club's former legend Riquelme - in January to try to facilitate his departure from Roma. The discussion was only postponed to the summer, much to the relief of the Giallorossi fans.

With the official announcement, there was much anticipation for the welcome from his people, which certainly did not disappoint. In a Bombonera dressed for celebration, in front of 50,000 people, Paredes became a child again.

🥲 Leo's Tears

Fireworks, a huge banner with one of the club's mottos - "Boca is great because of its people" - and chants for the prodigal son, who after traveling across half of Europe returns to wear the jersey of his dreams.

The emotion was evident on the face of number 5, who couldn't hold back some tears in front of the affection received from the Doce, Boca's historic curve.

In an era where the millions from Arabia seem to dominate, the desire of a champion like Leo Paredes to return home can only bring a smile.

📲 The Farewell to Roma

Also very touching was the farewell to Roma, the club that welcomed him in 2014 upon his arrival in Europe, and then reunited with him in 2023 during his second stint in the capital.

Between the Argentine and the city, a special relationship was established, but it now belongs to the past. The present, and the future, is called Boca Juniors.

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