Golden crown column: Buddy, the story about tears, emotions and goals.

His first professional contract was signed with old boys, Newell. At that time, batistuta helped his junior team beat the junior team of old boys Football Club in Newell in a provincial league tournament. He caught the attention of his opponent twice in the game. Marcelo Belsa, a famous Argentine madman coach, was the coach of old boys, Newell at that time, and immediately signed the young Batistuta without wasting any time or any explanation.

It's not easy for Buddy Jr. to adapt to the new environment. At the age of 19, he had to leave everything behind, including his parents, friends and girlfriend, and had to sleep in a small room in the sports field. To make matters worse, he was called a "little fat man" by his teammates because of his overweight. However, although this year was not very fruitful for him, Buddy still thinks that Belsa is the best coach he has ever met!

batistuta then moved to Riverbed, one of the two biggest Argentine clubs. This is a very strange season. The deadly striker scored 14 goals in the first 17 games. But in January 199, after daniel passarlla became the new head coach of Riverbed, batistuta became a substitute player. There was no open disagreement between the players and the coach. The new coach Passareira even said that batistuta was excellent and would play at the right time. Then, as everyone knows, Buddy asked for a transfer and left the team.

batistuta joined Riverbed's main rival Boca Juniors in the following season, which was his ruthless revenge. It was a difficult start to the season, but this time, the change of the head coach helped Batty, and Oscar Tabarez made him the focus of the team, which in turn helped batistuta become the top scorer in the league and led Boca to win the league title. Hit the face hard!

after the excellent performance in the domestic league and the Libertadores Cup in South America, Florence did not waste any time and quickly finalized the transfer of Ares. At that moment, no one would have thought that this was the beginning of legendary history! After batistuta joined, he lost no time in scoring 13 goals in his first season, and scored 16 goals in the second season. Batty's passionate goals and the celebration of machine gun strafe, together with the cry of "BATIGOL", became the city symbol of Florence! But something incredible happened. Florence, which was ranked second in Serie A before Christmas, suddenly fell into the abyss in the second half of the season. The team experienced a painful rout and was relegated by one point at the end of the season! This blow once made Batty want to leave Florence, because the 1994 World Cup is coming, and the Argentine coach probably won't consider recruiting a second-division striker in a talented national team. But what moved all the Florence fans was that they got such an answer from Batty: "I will stay and help Florence to be reborn." Everyone thought Batista would leave, but he remained loyal!

In the second year, under the guidance of Ranieri, Batty scored 16 goals. But it was in this season that the news that Mario Cecchi, the president of the club, who was deeply loved by fans, died of illness cast a shadow over Florence's road to rebirth. At this time, Batty stood up, and his personal act of carrying Mario's coffin was the best interpretation of his promise. On that day, the whole Florence was moved by Batty. With the support of loyalty, Batty led Florence to return to Serie A in the summer of 1994 as the champion of Serie B. His loyalty and ability not only touched Florence, but also successfully boarded the flight to the World Cup in the United States.

in the early 199s, batistuta tried his best to help Argentina win two Copa America titles (in 1991 and 1993), but he never succeeded in the World Cup until the end of his career.

The following season is even more unusual. Batty scored in 11 starting games this season, breaking the record of Serie A in the past 3 years and becoming the top scorer in Serie A with 26 goals. Florence won the Coppa Italia and the Italian Supercup. In the two rounds of the Coppa Italia, Batty scored goals! When reading these data, you must remember that Serie A was a very defensive league in the 199s, which made its scoring data even better.

The following seasons consolidated batistuta's position as the greatest player in Florence's history. He scored at least 2 goals in each of the three seasons. Viola participated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. In 1999, he won the third place of FIFA Player of the Year.

The fans love him, and he loves the fans. batistuta and Florence are a match made in heaven. However, batistuta's personal success is not equal to the success of the team's record, so in 1999, something incredible happened, and gabriel batistuta moved to Rome in 2. Batista was 31 years old at the time of the transfer, but Roma were ready to win the championship, especially when their city rival Lazio won the Serie A championship in 1999 -2, and they needed to respond.

batistuta has scored 2 goals this season, however, there is a moment that stands out. It was at noon on November 26th, 2, and Rome will play Florence at home. Before the game, batistuta paid tribute to the Viola fans, and they also happily returned the gift to Batty. In the 83rd minute, the score was -. After some scramble, the ball bounced in front of batistuta, about 25 meters away from the goal ... Buddy broke the door of goalkeeper toldo with an iconic volley. At the moment when the ball entered the door, everything was boiling, his teammates were celebrating, the stands became crazy, and the DJ on the scene was losing his mind! Where's buddy? Batistuta is crying. On this day, batistuta's goal broke the heart of the Florentine and his own. As we all know, Rome finally won the trophy, which is the only Serie A trophy in Rome in the past 2 years!

most of the stories that followed revolved around "Batty is old". In January 23, 34-year-old Batty joined Inter Milan on loan. Moratti has been pursuing Batty in loved one for many years, but he finally got what he wanted. Although Batty is no longer brave, he only scored two goals in the first half of the season after joining Inter Milan, but seeing Batty wear the jersey of Inter Milan can be regarded as a victory for Moratti and many others.

After the end of the season, Buddy accepted the kind invitation of Qatar Football Association and joined the Qatar League. Buddy once again became the top scorer with 25 goals, and people seemed to see the omnipotent king of Viola again. In March 25, due to injury, Batty refused to get the salary of the club for nothing, and immediately announced his official retirement, thus ending the green career of a generation of God of War.

If you want to talk about statistics, batistuta is the second best scorer in Argentine history, and Messi, whom he called an "alien visitor", is the first. During his career, batistuta scored 584 goals, 333 of which were his beloved Florence and 54 were his national team. He always shoots as hard as possible, achieving a memorable classic goal and his ideal of becoming an all-round and formidable striker in the football world.

Many people know that batistuta is due to his performance on the court. Although he has achieved success in football, he doesn't like football: "I don't like football, it's just my job."

whether you like it or not, Buddy has devoted all his life to football. What's more, he has had serious leg injuries throughout his career. After retiring in 25, he couldn't stand the pain any more, and he even asked the doctor to amputate his leg. As he said later, it was a real test:

Fortunately, his pain improved later, and he even participated in some charity competitions.

batistuta and Ronaldo are the greatest opponents in the football field. In the late 199s, they were two strikers that frightened all defenders. Perhaps Batty's loyalty to Florence prevented him from "winning" as many honors as Ronaldo. However, to be sure, these two strikers are the symbols of an era. They are both too powerful, and nothing can knock them down! Even your own physical injuries.

This is batistuta, who is the flag of Argentine football. Apart from his skill, his greatest advantage is sincerity and no hypocrisy. To this end, he lost a lot and gained a lot.