“I WAS UNVEILED O N THE PITCH AS VILLA’S RECORD TRANSFER BEFORE I’D EVEN SIGNED”
JUAN PABLO ANGEL
JUAN PABLO ANGEL
You cut your teeth at Nacional in Medellin before joining River Plate in Buenos Aires. What was it like to play and score in the world’s fiercest derby, the Superclasico?
It’s hard to describe the atmosphere in those games against Boca Juniors – the incredible amount of pressure, everything that happens in the weeks before and after the game, what goes on in the stands… it’s just unbelievable. Back then, away fans were allowed in too, and it was very hostile
