40 glasses by Dayro Moreno

Dayro Moreno, player of Once Caldas and striker of the Colombian National Team.

Photo: Instagram @dayrogol17

Zinedine Zidane is the elegance of football, refinement, exquisiteness and glamor. Dayro Mauricio Moreno Galindo is the opposite. He arrived at this homeland on September 16, 1985. As he was born in Tolima, he is heir to the fortress of the indigenous people pijaos. Through his veins that unwavering courage runs from his ancestors of athletic bodies, straight and black hair. However, he wanted to look more international. Therefore, he painted blond hair to transform into David Beckham in Chicoral. Eye, Shakira did the same with her black hair and we accepted it without criticizing.

Dayro also made his body a canvas for the most antistnetic tattoos that exist; Nor Dennis Rodman dared so much. And if for some reason, Lorenzo summons him again to play a friendly against the selection directed by Hernán Darío “El Bolillo” Gómez, surely Dayro will be captured, imprisoned and his rights will be raped, because his pint has everything Bukele pursues in El Salvador. In the eyes of that president, Dayro belongs to Las Maras.

And right in the land of the pupusa the crack was born Magical González. The best Salvadoran on the courts did the same as Dayro, to live. He Magical He played in Europe and his companions were the ball, the night and the party. Dayro does the same and it's not bad. Unfortunately, in a country like Colombia, the educational disability that homes have causes fathers and mothers, who do not educate their children, demand soccer players who are an example of that medieval morality that is dictatorship in many families. De Dayro dare to say that if they were not for living a bottle after bottle, his career would have been more successful. I ask: How is successful measure? With millions of euros? With European fame? Is it only successful a footballer if he plays his entire career in Europe? Is an abstemious more successful? Those who do not drink make more goals?

Summarizing Dayro's career makes it clear that he is an elite footballer. He debuted 22 years ago with the club that has given him everything, the eleven Caldas. Outside Colombia he has played and made goals in Brazil, Romania, Mexico, Argentina and Bolivia. He played and scored at the Champions League. He was crowned champion of the Copa Libertadores, the South American Recopa, of the Colombian League (three times), of the South American Sub-20, of the Colombia Cup and today fights for the South American Cup. Seriously, do you think little?

I continue. He played two Cups América and four qualifiers to the World Cups of South Africa, Brazil, Russia and the last to the United States, Mexico and Canada. Isn't it enough? Well, there they are: he has been the top scorer of the Colombian League seven times: two with Once Caldas (2007 and 2010), two with Millionaires (2013 and 2014), two with Atlético Nacional (the two tournaments of 2017) and one with Atlético Bucaramanga (2022). With High passport, he was champion of goal in the MX League with Xolos de Tijuana in 2016.

His numbers are irrefutable, but Colombians are screwed and the questions fall. Given this, I underline two points. The first is that no Colombian, alive or dead, made more goals than Dayro Moreno. Today adds 370 throughout his career. And if to achieve it he needed the parrandas, very good for him. The real who could. The fans of the teams where Dayro has celebrated does not ask for breathalyzer proof, they ask for goals. And I even know why I saw him in Bucaramanga, when he enjoys the night, the fans themselves give him whiskey bottles down and pay the accounts. Because? Because he trains like few, sweat the shirt and always scores goals. Moral vigilantes, a scorer must do that, goals, not teach catechism.

The second point is that with the happiness caused by Dayro millions of bottles are uncovered in Colombia and that helps the country in education, health and sports. In the last call of the Colombian National Team, Lorenzo did not deaf and heard the popular clamor. He called Dayro. In Barranquilla, Land Carnavalera, Dayro was the most applauded. Neither the millions of euros of Lucho Díaz and James, nor the Rayitos de Richard Ríos achieved the popular fervor that Dayro has well earned. Dayro is loved by Colombia Soccerra, and who have a lot of month left over at the end of the salary, we love him more. Because he reflects that authentic being. He enjoys life without giving importance to bad languages ​​and class moralisms.

But, devotion apart, the data is pure. When Dayro arrived in Barranquilla, he celebrated his family, his friends and all the stores and bars in the country. Because their sales undoubtedly rose. And here, for those who criticize him, I must highlight that, at a liquor and goals, Dayro helps more than politicians. Well, in Colombia, the tax paid for consuming alcoholic beverages goes directly to those three items. Law 1816 of 2016 says: “Of all the income derived from the monopoly of drinking alcohol, at least 51 % to health and education will be allocated, and 10 % to sport.” Thanks, Dayro.

Dayro and the drink have been together since they crossed. In one of its different eras in the eleven Caldas, the main sponsor was Aguardiente Cristal. The glass manager asked Dayro that, if he made a goal, he ran to hug and celebrate with the inflatable bottle that was in a corner. Dayro fulfilled and had a brandy box and another of Ron for the third half. Now it is an image of yellow brandy and eagle beer, and the two brands have increased their sales in recent weeks because Dayro put on the Tricolor of the Sele. That relationship of tapas, bottles and goals will not have divorce. Even his current coach at Caldas, Hernán Darío “El Arriero” Herrera, held a handful of days ago a goal with Dayro like this: they provided with a cup in hand, but with water. The public was happy.

Seeing Dayro today is like seeing Maradona when he returned to Boca. It looks. The Diego of the people tissed their hair, horrible, blue and gold. I used extravagant colors and brands. Dayro USA enamels on their nails that seem fluorescent neon notices of eighties bars. Its smile design is what follows Antinatural, its dentist, which rather seems caricaturist, deserves life imprisonment in community work. But none, neither Maradona nor Dayro, must be questioned by their private lives and looks.

The ten of our America said: “I prefer to be drug addict than a bad friend.” I have no doubt that Dayro prefers to be a drinker and parrandero, than a bad friend or a bad father. And for the final whistle of this text, I bring the words that Manu Chao sang to Fiorito's eternal left -handed: “If I were Maradona, I would live like him.” And if I were Dayro Moreno … I would live like him.

Tymer, thanks for so much, forgive for so little. And today a drink does not reach 40 glasses in its name: Salú!

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