Vero Boquete’s Story: From the Field to Teixeiro’s Courts

Vero Boquete and his brother had the ball handed to them with a simple condition: if he didn’t step onto the field, he wouldn’t be allowed to play at all. When a player isn’t on a team, the ball often becomes part of a plan for something larger, and the lesson is clear—whoever has the ball in a backyard, a park, or a field holds the power to shift the game. This is how the Fiorentina footballer from Italy recalled the questions and moments yesterday, a journey that also threads through Genesis and Ambra2, two prisoners at the Teixeiro prison center, under the watchful eyes of nearly two hundred colleagues. Their story traces the origins of Vero Boquete, who plays for Aguiño, and how travel through China, the United States, and Germany has shaped his ambitions for the future.