He President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, had words for the retirement of Matías Fernández from professional footballwhich he made official in the last hours at 36 years of age.
Boric expressed on his Twitter account: “Today Matías Fernández retired. Thank you Mati for the rabonas that were to play better and not to cancherear“.
The president claimed to have a weakness for the former player, despite the fact that he is a fan of Universidad Católica: “(Thank you) for that unforgettable 2006 that even though it was with the Colo shirtfor a crusader like me it is still unforgettable, for that perfect penalty that we have seen a thousand times”.
“Matigol” was the Best Player of America in 2006 and Copa América champion with the Chilean team in 2015kicking a tremendous penalty in the definition once morest Argentina.
Today Matías Fernández retired. Thank you Mati for the rabonas that were to play better and not to cancherear, for that unforgettable 2006 that although it was with the Colo shirt, for a crusader like me it is still unforgettable, for that perfect penalty that we have seen a thousand times .
— Gabriel Boric Font (@GabrielBoric) February 16, 2023
