His friends call him the “librarian.” At the rally it is normal to find him reading a book or watching a documentary on television. is Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers player, a lover of reading. He speaks four languages: German, English, Portuguese and of course his native language, Spanish.
He is Argentine, born in Buenos Aires and grew up in the lower Lanús, since 2013 he is part of the Portland Timbers of the MLS, team that this Tuesday will face Marathon for the Champions of CONCACAF. Valeri is an advanced in terms of studies.
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Diego is also a fervent Catholic, a lover of theology and philosophy, just by listening to him, you realize that his answers are thoughtful. He does not repeat the words and speaks of rivals, whom he studies very well and this always gives him results.
Argentine Portland Timbers striker Diego Valeri at a press conference this Monday in San Pedro Sula. photos courtesy
“I’m a Catholic and I like to read things about Religion. I know things about the saints that nurture me spiritually. And I love reading things about football too. I really like Theology and Philosophy. I like these branches more than anything. “, Valeri commented in an interview some time ago about his spiritual life.
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The Argentine is one of the figures that Timbers will have on the court this Tuesday. Its history is impressive. It is religious. He congregates at Portland Catholic Church in Oregon where he says he hopes to study theology later as he enjoys studying the Bible.
For now Valeri has taken a turn, is in Honduras and it’s time to talk about football and the Marathon, a team they will face in the CONCACAF Champions. “It’s an elimination match. A competition where the best from North and Central America play and if Marathon is there, for some reason it is, beyond that it doesn’t have a good time in the local tournament. But the material to do it We have seen duels of them and he is an aggressive team, he has talent and he goes very well up in the aerial game and he knows well what he plays in. This competition is a great motivation for them and they will use it to reach the highest possible, “confesses Valeri.
Diego Valeri is the big threat to the Marathon in Tuesday’s duel in the CONCACAF Champions.
“We know it’s a team with personality, we have to play football, play very well, better than them because that’s the reality, take advantage of the moments we have to take advantage and handle the game. It will be different games. here and in Portland, but now what we need to be thinking about is thinking about how to resolve tomorrow’s duel, ”Diego went on to say about the commitment to the emeralds.
The rains prevented Portland from training in one of the three stadiums in San Pedro Sula and were taken to the synthetic track located on the outskirts of the city, in the stadium of the La Prada colony, a very conflictive area. , but the Argentine Valeri says they never saw anything strange and had a great time.
“The reception was fantastic, the guys who are here and the ones from the hotel, even at the airport, received us warmly. Yesterday we decided to go to train on a synthetic track because it had rained a lot and there were no tracks. in condition. We did the training without problems and enjoying a bit of being here. There is a lot to do but we are in quarantine, we have had a good reception and we only have to prepare the match “, commented Valeri.