Tras el golpe de caer en cuartos del Mundial contra Croacia, el internacional brasileño sirvió este miércoles el pase del gol que valió una Conference League
Y sí, 58 años después, el West Ham ha vuelto por fin a levantar un trofeo europeo. Fue el 19 de mayo de 1965 cuando el equipo 'hammer' ganó la Recopa al vencer por 2-0 al TSV 1860 Munich en Wembley. Y este 7 de junio de 2023 el equipo del London Stadium ha elevado al cielo de Praga la segunda edición de la Conference League. El pase magistral de Lucas Paquetá en el 1-2, los goles de Saïd Benrahma y Jarrod Bowen, la clase de Declan Rice, han coronado al West Ham ante la Fiorentina.
Venían los 'hammers' de David Moyes de un año muy difícil, en el que han luchado contra el descenso. Venía Paquetá de caer eliminado en cuartos del Mundial de Qatar 2022 hace seis meses por penaltis con Brasil contra Croacia (4-2 tras un 1-1). Vivió las lágrimas en el vestuario, su propio dolor por la derrota, del que habló en redes sociales. Venía Declan Rice de perder con Inglaterra también en cuartos de la cita mundialista ante Francia (1-2).
Pero, tras conseguir la permanencia en la Premier, a este West Ham le llegó la gloria europea, casi seis décadas después, en Praga, donde Declan Rice levantó esta Conference League sin la que se quedó la Fiorentina (ganadora de la Recopa en 1961) tras su derrota en el último encuentro de la carrera del colegiado español Carlos Del Cerro Grande.
Para Declan Rice, uno de los jugadores más brillantes de la nueva generación de internacionales ingleses, recoger como capitán esta Conference League tiene el sabor, salvo gran sorpresa, a despedida, porque todo indica que el centrocampista formado en el Chelsea fichará este verano por un grande.
La Roma, primera campeona de la Conference League, ya tiene sucesor. Es el West Ham. Fue una final decidida por detalles. Como el pase de Paquetá a Bowen, seis meses después del dolor de Qatar.
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