2023-05-31 09:04:13
Madrid, May 31 Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, congratulated Atlético de Madrid on their victory in the Copa de la Reina, highlighted the “values as a team of honor and respect for the rival” of the rojiblanco team and highlighted the player Virginia Torrecilla as “example of improvement for thousands of people” after overcoming a brain tumor.
Atlético de Madrid won the Copa de la Reina after beating Real Madrid in a penalty shootout. The white team took the lead with two goals that were neutralized by the mattress team, the second of them in added time. After the extra time the match was decided from eleven meters.
“We congratulate this great club on a hard-fought and deserved success that all of us from Madrid make our own. The rojiblancos colors are a school of life and values such as teamwork, improvement, honor and respect for the rival are what this government promotes because we believe in them”, said Ayuso, during the institutional speech paying tribute to Atlético de Madrid at the headquarters of the Community of Madrid.
“Atlético is a brave, hard-working and happy team, like our region, in which sport is a school of life. Atlético is responsible for promoting the city as a modern and prosperous region,” confessed the president of the Community of Madrid, who assured that his region has “magnificent ambassadors” with soccer teams.
“We are witnessing the explosion of women’s sports. There are many women who stand out as much or more than many of their peers, which is a source of pride and inspiration for girls of all ages who see how these athletes fall, get up, suffer and celebrate “, he pointed out.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso highlighted Virginia Torrecilla among all the Atlético de Madrid players, who will not continue at the club next season and who recently overcame a brain tumor that was diagnosed in 2020.
“The Queen’s Cup has meant that Virginia Torrecilla has closed her career in the best possible way. She is a fighter who has overcome a tumor with a lot of effort and who goes from the highest. She is an example of improvement for thousands of people who are facing the same thing. This gives an inspiration and for that I am thankful for so much,” he said.
Lastly, Ayuso also highlighted the figure of Enrique Cerezo, “one of those most responsible for these victories and who has been leading the club for twenty years”.
“We wish you many more victories,” concluded the president of Madrid, who gave her speech wearing a red and white jersey with the number 23 that Enrique Cerezo and the team captain, Lola Gallardo, presented her with. EFE
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