The emotional memory of Agustín Pichot 30 years after his debut in Los Pumas

On April 30 but 1995, Agustín Pichot, one of the most emblematic players in the history of Los Pumas, made his absolute debut with the selected major Argentine: “30 years ago, I met happiness”, recalled.

In Brisbane, before the Wallabies And with 20 years, Pichot He made its premiere in Los Pumas in what was the fall by 53-7 against the Australian team. In that meeting, former Medium Scrum supported the only Try of the albiceleste team.

Then, the member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame He left his mark on the Argentine rugby: 71 CAPS, 12 tries and captain of the historic squad that stayed with third place in the 2007 World Cup in France.

In his publication on his social networks, Lionel Messi, one of the best players in football history, took a moment to leave him a great greeting.

Agustín Pichot’s emotional letter remembering his debut in Los Pumas

“In that delivery of t -shirts, in that room … the excited cheto, glories like Diego Cuesta Silva, the baby salvat, whom he had admired in the 87th World Cup. Companions that he saw until recently on TV and were cracks, Lisandro Arbizu, Pedro Sporleder … Everything seemed unreal to me.

I left with my first shirt to sleep hugging her very strong; I didn’t want it to be a dream. I had dreamed it so many times that I didn’t want to release her.

I read the Flor Faxes, Dad, Mom, Barbara, Enrique and Joaquín, the Yaya, Pelu and the 74 and friends … Everyone slept with me and everyone entered the court with me.

The morning was perfect. I set my bag, looked at the booties. I put a little lower plugs because it was hot … I followed my routine … the cabals that would accompany me forever. Music on the way to the stadium. Sepulchral silence. Andrés Calamaro accompanied me, as always, to the stadium with his voice … looked out the window. Everything seemed like a dream.

The sun in the Ballymore Stadium shone more than ever. The anthem sounded and the world was paralyzed. All the images passed together, from the annex of almost Escobar, until the day I played my first game in the cathedral …

I thought about my dad, who never imagined that his son would reach what he had dreamed so much … I thought about my people, it was all thanks to them…. And I went out to have fun … to shine … I went out to play … I played with everything I had. With my heart in my hand … without leaving anything, nothing, nothing in me. I left everything. I always knew that with that shirt came a great responsibility; Leave absolutely everything. And so it was our love relationship. Since that day and for more than 70 matches we love each other madly.

He made me happy … in thousands of ways. He took me around the world, challenged me to be the best, taught me of humility, to be the best version of me, but, above all, he explained that life only makes sense if the achievements that are achieved are as a team.

30 years passed and I still feel that my life changed forever. Since that day that love was one of the most beautiful things I lived “´.