Anfield commemorates one of the most important strikers in the history of Spanish football and a white legend.
For the match between the Liverpool and the Real Madridstake corresponding to the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2022-23 Champions League, saved a minute of silence in Anfield in memory of Amancio Amaro.
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Why is there a minute’s silence at Liverpool vs. Real Madrid and who was Amancio Amaro
The sad news came this Tuesday when it was learned that he had passed away Amancio Amaro, one of the great legends in the history of Real Madrid and Spanish football. Whoever was the white squad honorary president lost his life at age 82, but his legacy will be eternal.
This Tuesday at Anfield, at the Reds stadium, his symbolic figure was commemorated by observing a respectful minute’s silence before the game, an act that UEFA It has enabled Real Madrid to perform. Alsoace, the Spanish infielders wear black armbands in memory of Amancio.
In addition, Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish will lay a wreath for Real Madrid fans in memory of Amancio Amaro.
Amancio Amaro Valera was born on October 16, 1939 in La Coruña (Galicia) and was player And coach from Real Madrid, a team he signed for in 1962 after standing out at Deportivo de La Coruña. He defended the jersey of the capital team for 14 seasons, until 1976, and was also coach of Castilla, Real Madrid and discoverer of ‘La Quinta del Buitre’.
In 1966 he won the sixth European Cup for Real Madrid at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, in a historic final in which he scored Madrid’s first goal to beat Partizan Belgrade. It was the triumph of Madrid “ye-yé”.
In addition to the 1966 European Cup, Amancio won 9 leagues and 3 Spanish Cups with Real Madrid. While playing for Real Madrid, he played 471 games, scored 155 goals and was top scorer in the league twice.
Capped 42 times, he won his first European Championship with the Spanish team in 1964 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Amancio was also part of the FIFA world team that faced Brazil in 1968 at the Maracana Stadium.
Source: Goal