Few players can afford to say that Robert Lewandowski was his replacement. One of them is Hernán Rengifo, a striker from the University Alliance, who spoke about his former teammate Lech Poznan and currently FIFA’s Best Player.
In statements to TV Perú Esports, the popular ‘Charapa’ has maintained that from the beginning he knew that ‘Lewa’ was going to get far and he was not wrong. Bayern Munich’s top scorer beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at The Best 2020 awards.
“He (Lewandowski) communicated only in Polish but he was so crack that we didn’t have to speak the same language to understand each other. He’s a pure talent, he was seen from training. He knew he would go far and continue to break records until his retirement, “he said Rengifo for TV Peru Sports.
The ‘Charapa’ defended the colors of Lech Poznan back in the years 2007 to 2009, where he matched Robert Lewandowski. The Peruvian was the starter and the Polish his substitute. Later, ‘Lewa’ signed for Borussia Dortmund and established himself as one of the best center-forwards.
The Polish striker scored 103 goals in 183 games with the ‘Bees’ and this aroused the interest of Real Madrid, who tried to sign him by all means but failed. The “9” ended up landing in the ranks of Bayern Munich.
The Warsaw-born was vital in winning the last Champions League and this was a point in his favor, added to his other merits, to beat Cristiano and Leo Messi in the voting for The Best 2020.