In multiple interviews the Argentine ex -selector has reported the hilarious anecdote with Francisco What happened March 13, 1998date on which he debuted in the dock of the Boedo crows.
Basile He had just put an end to a convulsed period with the Atlético de Madrid and A one began difficult challenge With a team that had a great template but I didn’t win.
The team of Basilefounded on 1908 For another priest, Lorenzo Massadebuted against Platense.
He “Coconut“He noticed that a priest of which he had no knowledge entered the locker room New Gasometer to greet and bless the players in the previous one of each party.
Basile, a believer in that other very soccer and very Argentine religion of the Cabalas, asked the then president of the club, Fernando Mielethat he will throw him out of the costumes for “MUFA” either bad luck.
“I asked him Miele: ‘Who is that healing? ‘ And he said: ‘Look Coconuthe is a priest who always comes here and is accustomed to greeting the players before each game, ‘”he recalled Basile In an interview with the Argentine public television.
“I said: this guy is always coming? And what do they come to look for me, they don’t beat anyone, then they hire the priest. Take out this guy who is mufa. Take it now, I don’t want to see No cure In the locker room. I don’t want to nobody who distracts me players“
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“Then go honey and go to Bergoglio And he says: ‘Look there is a New technician He no longer likes to enter No one strangeso you have to go, ‘”the former Racing Technician in Avellaneda continued.
Sixteen years later Basile He meets Miele who asks: “‘You saw who the Pope is? ‘”
“And I said: ‘How am I not going to know who the Dadhe went everywhere ‘, and he answers’ that is Bergogliothe one you cast from the locker room‘. One thing incredible“He said Basile In the midst of laughs.
After the ‘expulsion‘ to Bergoglio of the costumes, San Lorenzo won in the debut of Basilethat March 13, 4-1 to Platense With three goals from Alberto ‘Beto‘Acosta
Ten years later, Bergoglioat that time Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aireswould be a member of the institution of Bajo Porteño with the card number 88235-N.