“A unique moment that we will remember for a lifetime. Captain Yuri de Souza could hardly explain with words and synthesized what it means to have shared a few minutes with the Popethat this Wednesday received SD Ponferradina in the Vatican on the occasion of the centenary of the Berciano club.
A unique moment that we will remember for a lifetime
“We have given him a replica of the Virgen de la Encina, he liked it very much. José Manuel del Río, a priest from León who accompanied us during the visit, explained that she was the patron saint of our region, of the miners and of the Sporty. We also give him the centenary shirt and another, the official one, with his name (Francisco) and the number 100“, explains José Fernández Nieto, ‘Silvano’.
We have given him a replica of the Virgen de la Encina, he liked it a lot
The president clarifies that the Supreme Pontiff wished them “all the luck in the world” (the team could dispute the ‘playoffs’ for promotion to Primera for the first time in its history) and appreciates the collaboration of Jesús Fernández, bishop of the Diocese of Astorga, who was the one who made this unrepeatable private audience possible.
