Paris misses its tribute. By losing at home to OGC Nice (2-3) under the eyes of Marco Verratti, Paris Saint-Germain missed an opportunity to salute their maestro with dignity. The club had, however, got in shape before the match, with a ceremony in the middle of the pitch as the two teams warmed up.
It was under the ovation of the public and through the guard of honor of the Parisian players and managers, t-shirts emblazoned with “Thank you Marco” on the chest, that the “Little Hibou” entered one last time on the pitch where he played eleven seasons and won thirty trophies.
As PSG and Nice began the warm-up before the opening match of the 5th day of Ligue 1, it was surrounded by his wife and two sons that Verratti entered the den, dressed all in black. of the park.
Matuidi, Ibra, Thiago Silva and Pastore congratulate Verratti
The former red and blue midfielder then saw and listened to the tribute of his illustrious former teammates on the stadium screens. As Blaise Matuidi, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Javier Pastore and even Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva followed one another, tears flowed down Marco Verratti’s face.
After a lap of honor, Verratti specially stopped in front of the Auteuil bend, where the ultras of the Collectif Ultras Paris had filled up for the occasion and sang in chorus “Italian and Parisian, the talent of a magician, Marco Verratti.”
There, the 30-year-old Italian posed for the photo, alongside all the trophies he has collected in eleven years and 416 matches at PSG. Struggling to contain his tears, he in turn thanked the supporters, who displayed “A decade of magic” banners; “30 trophies with Paris”; “A Monument named Marco Verratti”.
“Thank you, I had eleven wonderful years,” said the former No.6 of PSG before leaving the pitch. And soon France, since the Italian will now play for Al-Arabi, in Qatar.