A huge football page turns before our eyes. It's been official for a few days: Angel Di Maria leaves Europe after 18 years of career on the old continent. His passages in Benfica, Real Madrid, PSG and Juventus have marked a whole generation, spanning the oldest to the youngest. The one we nicknamed El Fideo played his last match in the colors of his first European club, the SLB, and this in club World Cup against Chelsea.
Eliminated, the 2022 world champion leaves Lisbon once and for all, two years after his moving return to the fold. Angel Di Maria will continue his trip to his place at his home in Rosario Central, where he evolved between 2001 and 2007, but before, the player decided to speak to the supporters.
“Pure love”
On its social networks, Benfica has shared an interview with its now old executive. The words are very touching and raise the tears of the fans, very moved. “” Pure love. It was a love that I felt for 17 years, almost 18, and now 37. I feel at home, the best place in the world Declare Angel by Maria. « Benfica is pure love He said, of great emotion.
Di Maria therefore leaves Europe by the very large door, having contributed to the success of her family to the Club World Cup. The man with 773 games played on the continent returns home as a legend, with a champions League, a Liga, a Portugal Championship, five Ligue 1 and an UEFA Super Cup as a champion.
🫶 «Benfica is pure love!»
🔗 Watches the full interview at BPlay ⮕ pic.twitter.com/QKo7Kxoyry
– SL Benfica (@slbenfica) June 30, 2025
To summarize
Angel Di Maria leaves Europe after 18 years of career and a last match with Benfica in the club World Cup. Very moved, he spoke of a “pure love” for the Lisbon club. He now returns to Rosario Central, his training club.
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