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The new team from which Pope Francis became a fan is revealed!

After a solidarity campaign, it was revealed which side Pope Francis will be supporting now.

By Mauricio Saenz

After a solidarity campaign, it was revealed which side Pope Francis will be supporting now.
After a solidarity campaign, it was revealed which side Pope Francis will be supporting now.

It was always known that Pope Francis is a big fan from San Lorenzo de Almagro. As he was born at Buenos Aires 83 years ago, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, his real name, has been a fan from the club of the neighborhood in which he lived at during all his childhood: San Lorenzo.

It was even said that during the last great titles obtained by that club, Pope Francis had an important role as he helped with his divine faith for the team to gain those tournaments. The most remember case was when San Lorenzo won the Copa Libertadores on 2014 for the first time ever and many said that it was due to Pope Francis.

But now, within a solidary campaign, he has made partner of another team. Boca Juniors revealed the images of Pope Francis with his ticket that assures that he is now a partner from the club. Everything took place as an action of Scholas Occurentes, a project from the Vatican to help schools that receive poor kids.

Maybe this divine touch could help Boca achieve the great objective of winning the Copa Libertadores, something that the club was used to do in an era but can’t achieve since 2007. The intentions of winning it for the seventh time in their history is now the great objective of the club and has the backing of Pope Francis now.

 


Mauricio Saenz

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