Pope Francis: His passion for football and which team was a fan | Football curiosities

– Pope Francis I died on Monday, April 21, saying goodbye to the earthly plane leaving many memories linked to football.
– Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a fan of the San Lorenzo de Almagro Athletic Club and even was a partner of the Argentine institution.

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21 at 88, leaving a very large hole in all the followers of the Catholic Church. Among the innumerable things that can be highlighted, are their struggle for the poor, their promotion of equality, support for migrants and their passion for football. As most of those born in Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a fan of football and He had a team of which he was a fan: the San Lorenzo de Almagro Athletic Club.

Far from being a simple fan, Pope Francis I knew how to be a fervent follower of the 'Ciclón de Boedo', a team for which he won a lot of fanaticism in the 1940s, when the Club of the City of Buenos Aires made a very successful tour of Europe, as explained from the Argentine state site DeporTV. In addition, another of the things for which Bergoglio was closely linked to San Lorenzo was that his father practiced basketball there and he went to the gasometer with his mother.

Pope Francis's link with San Lorenzo while he was already in the Catholic Church

Before becoming a archbishop of Buenos Aires, Father Bergoglio regularly went to the sports city of San Lorenzoas a spiritual reference for all the actors surrounding the club. In fact, he was in charge of the Mass for the Centenary of the Club in 2008, the year also became a member of the institution (No. 88235). Then, his passion continued even being a pope.

Already in the role of high pontiff, Pope Francis I received the protagonists of San Lorenzo Champion of the Copa Libertadores 2014 in El Vaticano. The entertained were managers Matías Lammens and Marcelo Tinelli; and the players Sebastián Torrico, Julio Buffarini, Juan Mercier; and the 'Patón' Edgardo Bauza (DT) and Bernardo Romeo (manager).

Outside San Lorenzo, Pope Francis also spoke of football many timespraising Diego Armando Maradona, Lionel Messitaking photos with Ronaldinho and naming Pelé as the best player in history, according to his point of view. “For me, of these three, the best is Pelé”he said in Rai Italia. Undoubtedly, the Catholic and footballing people are grieving for Bergoglio.