37-year-old "angel" returns to his nest! Di Maria bids farewell to Europe, fallen leaves return to the roots to fight against her mother team

On May 30, Argentina football has received a major official announcement, and Rosario Central Club officially announced that 37-year-old Argentine legend Angel Di Maria joined the team as a free agent. This "angel" who has been in European football for 18 years and won 30 club championship trophys, finally embarked on the journey to return to his parent team in his late years of his career, continuing his football chapter with Rosario Central.

Di Maria was born in Rosario, Argentina, and has shown extraordinary football talent since childhood. He came from Rosario Central Youth Training Camp and started his career in 2005. In 2007, Di Maria, who was only 19 years old, made an excellent performance in the domestic league and joined the Portuguese superstar Benfica.

In Benfica, he quickly emerged and became a key figure in the team's offensive line, helping the team win many important championships. Since then, Di Maria's career has been improving all the way, and she has played for European giant clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, and other European clubs, leaving a brilliant mark in different leagues. During his time at Real Madrid, he was the core player in the team's offensive system and made great contributions to the team's success. At Paris Saint-Germain, he became the engine of the team's offensive, and with his outstanding passing and goal-scoring ability, he helped the team dominate the Ligue 1 field many times. At the national team level, Di Maria also made great achievements. He won the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Argentina, and his key performance in the final was impressive. In addition, he helped the team win two Copa America titles, as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics men's football gold medal and the 2007 U20 World Cup championship. These dazzling achievements have made Di Maria one of the representative figures of Argentine football.

With the contract with Benfica expired this summer, Di Maria made the decision to return to her parent team. The Ole reports that Di Maria will not join Rosario Central immediately, and he will first represent Benfica in the Club World Cup held in the United States from June 14 to July 13. After the Club World Cup is over, he will go directly to Rosario to officially start a new chapter in his parent team. Although he is 37 years old, Di Maria is still in excellent form in Benfica this season and is the absolute main force of the team. He has played 40 times for the team this season, contributing 15 goals and 10 assists. Among them, he scored 8 goals and sent 6 assists in 25 games in the Portuguese Super League, showing a good competitive level, which also makes fans look forward to his performance at Rosario Center.

Di Maria's return is of great significance to Rosario Central. Currently, Rosario Central is facing pressure to relegate in the Argentine League, and Di Maria's joining undoubtedly injects a shot of a strong shot into the team. His rich experience, superb football skills and great influence are expected to lead the team out of difficulties and improve their performance. At the same time, his return will also attract more fans' attention and bring more commercial value and social influence to the team.

In fact, the idea of ​​Di Maria returning to Rosario Central has been around for a long time. He was close to returning to his parent team as a free agent last summer, but due to frequent drug-related violence in Rosario, he and his family received death threats, and his sister's store even received packages loaded with pig heads and bullets. The threat letter said that if he returns, the next one is his daughter's life, which forced him to give up his return plan. This time, Rosario Central Club actively cooperated with the local government to strengthen security measures and provide security for Di Maria and her family, which led to this return.

Argentine Football Association Chairman Tapia warmly welcomed Di Maria's return on social platforms. He wrote: "I am happy for you, noodles (Dimalia's nickname), you will realize your dream." Di Maria's return has also become the fourth World Cup champion member to return home in nearly a year. Previously, Pezera, Cunia and Montel have all returned to the Argentina domestic league to play.

For Di Maria, returning to Rosario Central is not only a warm return of her career, but also a persistence in the original intention of football. He once said: "I am not back to retire and retire, I am eager to continue fighting." He also hopes to compete with the team in the Liberators Cup again. "If I can win the championship, it will be the best ending of my career." After experiencing the glorious years of European football, Di Maria chose to return to the place where the dream began, and use her experience and ability to give back to the parent team, and continue to write her football legend. In the days to come, Argentine fans will have the honor to continue to enjoy the wonderful performance of this "angel" in their hometown.