Havana, May 27 (RHC).- Cuba's Luis Paradela made history in Costa Rican soccer, by scoring the goal that gave Saprissa the overall victory against its archrival, Alajuelense, for his fourth crown with the famous Costa Rican club.
27 years old and with excellent performances in the leagues of Costa Rica and El Salvador, Paradela played a great game on Sunday, scoring the second and decisive goal for Saprissa, which turned the score around at home after beating Alajuelense 3-0. for a global 3-1.
All the media praise the Cuban's performance, a great candidate for the best player of the tournament award.
“With the Cuban Paradela as a key player playing in the midfield in the first half and as a forward in the second, Saprissa…knew how to hit in the key moments of the match to win their 40th title and consolidate themselves as the most successful team in Costa Rica , 10 stars above Alajuelense,” stressed the Spanish agency EFE.
For its part, the portal www.lateja.cr considered the Cuban “the figure of the match that gave Saprissa the 40th, and reproduced words from the forward, who left the first leg with an eye injury (Alajuelense won 1-0), and promised revenge on his own court.
After the defeat in the first leg, when several players were expelled from his team and he was beaten, the striker born in Calimete (province of Matanzas) had said: “the second leg is at home, we all know what happens there”, adding spice at the end.
“The truth is that we decided that eleven against eleven there is no team here that can beat us. Today we wanted the game to be like this, eleven against eleven so that there were no excuses,” the Cuban commented in an interview on Sunday.
Very true to his style, Paradela wanted to take the time to, within the celebration, focus on dedicating this tournament, which, in his opinion, has been one of his best tournaments since his arrival at the purple club, to a very special person: his daughter ”, pointed out la teja.cr.
In two years with Saprissa Paradela he has won everything: four consecutive trophies, also being a protagonist in his club.
This year he was his team's top scorer.
