The love story that made Luis Suárez reach the top of football

“The love story was probably something more important to him than the dream of succeeding in football.” This statement was given to the British network BBC by Martín Lasarte, coach of Nacional de Montevideo. The team was the first great team in which the current star of Barcelona and the Uruguayan national team Luis Suárez played. ‘Luisito’, as he is called, became famous at the 2014 World Cup, here in Brazil, for his bite of the Italian Chiellini – before, he had already bitten other players.

The fact is that, apparently, the Uruguayan has come into his own and is, today, the top scorer in Uruguay’s history and one of the leaders of the celestial team in the great campaign he has been doing in the Russian Cup – three games, three victories, with two goals. of Suarez.

But it’s not goals that we’re going to talk about, but from the goalscorer’s life story.

Coach Lasarte introduced Suárez to Nacional (Uruguay’s most important team) when the player was 18 years old. He says that, between games, the athlete shared all the love sufferings that circled his head day and night.

Luisito suffered from the worst torment for a lover: being away from his beloved. He and his girlfriend, Sofia Balbi, were separated by the Atlantic Ocean (Sofia had moved with her family to Barcelona, ​​Spain), but their love was much greater. The player was 15 years old when he met that beautiful, golden-haired teenage owner. From the first moment, the young woman won the boy’s heart.

The boy was already facing a difficult time when he fell in love with Sofia, as his parents were getting divorced and he faced poverty alongside his mother and 6 brothers.

Playing in the base categories of Nacional, Suárez did not stand out. He used to walk barefoot, order food from bakeries and sweep streets to help his mother with a little money. He has always been known to be a hot-tempered young man.

Because of depression, he was also not doing well at school and was thinking about quitting football. Several times he was threatened with being expelled from the club if he didn’t fall in line, but that all changed when, in 2002, he met Sofia.

“I met her at the ideal age. We were teenagers, but we met at the right time, because she didn’t show me the way, but she helped me to correct myself, showing who was my real friend and who wasn’t”, said the Uruguayan. in an interview with ESPN.

Suárez claims that Sofía changed his life by showing him what was really important, motivating him to move forward in his profession.

Since the romance began, he has gone on to stand out in the team among the best players. He was happy and in love, and finding the strength to pursue success.

Everyone who has ever been in love knows that fate can be cruel and impose tests on our lives. So, when everything seemed perfect, Sofía’s family moved to Barcelona, ​​Spain, in search of new opportunities. They said “goodbye” and not “see you later”, as they both knew that Suárez’s financial situation would prevent a reunion.

Suárez was 16 years old when he said goodbye to his beloved. Loneliness caused him to sink again into the depression that made him abandon football. He felt that his life was losing meaning again, although from time to time he would smile again, as he kept in touch via the Internet with the then 14-year-old girl. Despite the distance, she tried to encourage Suarez to continue training.

One night, while they were talking, the player promised his girlfriend that he would go to Barcelona. He would play so well that he would be signed by some European club. He further promised that when he managed to meet her, he would never let her go again.

From that promise, Suárez trained hard with the aim of seeing again the young woman who was waiting for him in Mediterranean lands. They went days, months and years without the love stopping to grow. Meanwhile, the player stood out at Nacional.

At the age of 19, the athlete managed to get into the first team, scoring 12 goals in 34 games. Agents from Groningen, Netherlands, were impressed by his talent and decided to take him to Europe, the continent where Sofía had been waiting for him for years. But although Holland was relatively close, it was still difficult for him to reach Spain.

As soon as he gathered the necessary money and had the chance, the Uruguayan traveled from Holland to Barcelona to look for Sofía. Finally, after so many years, the young people in love found each other in that magical city. Suárez asked the girl’s parents, who was 17 years old, to let her go to Holland, as he could not continue to live without her by his side. After many appeals, Sofia’s parents accepted the couple’s request, helping them to fulfill their dream of being together.

Once in the Netherlands, Suárez and Sofía returned to live their fairy tale, and the athlete has advanced rapidly in his career since his heart found peace: he scored 15 goals in 37 games and was signed by Ajax Amsterdam for 10 million dollars. . In his new team, he broke his own record by scoring 111 goals in three seasons, taking him to the rank of captain at the age of 23.

In 2009, Sofía Balbi and Luis Suárez got married in Amsterdam and, that same year, they celebrated another wedding in Uruguay, a land that witnessed the birth of their love. Since then, they say they are the happiest people in the world… And who could say otherwise? As the Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini explained: “It’s so divine to love very, very much and for a lifetime! It seems to me that this is all the happiness on Earth.”

In 2011, Suarez was signed by Liverpool thanks to his impeccable career. In 2014, he began his career as a player for Barcelona, ​​one of the best teams in the world, where he formed, with Messi, one of the most celebrated attacking duos today. The hard days of hunger and loneliness were left behind. Today, the athlete is at the height of his career and, most importantly, in the arms of his beloved.

Suárez and Sofía showed the world that true love is capable of crossing oceans and achieving the impossible. Feeling restores, heals, guides and keeps those who have lost hope alive. These days, they have a beautiful family and live very happily, keeping their personal lives as far out of the spotlight as possible. However, whenever necessary, they tell their story to inspire those who feel alone or are far from their loved one.

In the game against Saudi Arabia for the Cup, his 100th with Uruguay, Suarez scored his 52nd goal for the national team. In celebration, he tucked the ball under his shirt, showing the whole world that he is going to be a father for the third time.

O awesome.club marveled at this touching love story.

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