Return home, in the voice of Vale Raposo

Valentina Raposo returns to play in Saltaafter many years, several adventures and too many learnings. The defender of Las Leonas He returns home to reconnect with his roots and continue building from there..

“These years away from home shaped me in a way I never imagined. They made me grow as a person, as a woman and as an athlete. They gave me independence, character, strength, but above all they taught me to value something that is fundamental for me today: the meaning of home, of real ties and people who truly support you“, he began by clarifying rapi.

“Everything you are looking for is also looking for you.”faithful believer of energies and synchronicities, Okay She is aware that everything happens for a reason and every challenge that life puts in front of you comes with learning, but this time it is she who took the helm and headed north to find herself again: “Today I return not from necessity, but from choice. I return with a stronger, clearer version of myself, more connected to who I am and wanting to give back a little of everything I received. Because the love, support and containment that they gave me in all these years are not forgotten, they are honored”.

This season the World Cup is Argentina’s main objectiveValentina already has experience in a tournament of this nature, but returning home is just an excuse to continue charging her energy and reach the biggest event in the best possible way: “From the first day I left, I learned to appreciate every second I had at home. Returning to my family, my friends and the people I love close… is everything to me,” Raposo mentioned.

Beyond the fulfilled dream of playing for Las Leonas and represent them around the world, rapi He never took for granted what that shirt generates, in his own and others: “Throughout this process I also realized something that fulfills me a lot.: feel the support of Argentinathe people following closely in each tournament, in each process and in each stage of my career. As an athlete, that is valued enormously.. It’s not just encouragement or words, it’s real support. It is feeling that I am not alone, that there is a network that supports me, that accompanies me and that believes in me, even when I doubt”.

Perhaps for the viewer, who is not steeped in the influence of her homeland in Valentina’s life, it is difficult to understand the decision, but the connection with the Espinaca institution is as genuine as it is strong in the heart of the Salta defender: “Popeye is not just a club, it is identity, belonging, history, roots, love. It is my second home and it always will be. It is not the past, it is an anchor. It is the place to which I return different, more mature, more conscious, but with the same essence”.

Now trips will be more frequent, fly to Salta every Friday and return to Buenos Aires every Sunday to follow his dreams, but everything has a reason: “Perhaps it is tiring to live between two worlds, between cities, trips and intense routines…but come home healthy. Order. Hug. Anchor. Reconnect. Because you always go back to what makes you feel at home and today I’m going back more I than ever”, he closed Okay.