HORACIO SALAS
ΜΠΟΡΧΕΣ, ΜΠΟΚΑ ΚΑΙ ΓΑΡΔΕΛ
Τον Μπόρχες πάντα πιάνω και τόνε ξαναδιαβάζω.
Επαναλαμβάνω ξαπλωμένος
και με θεία αταραξία
την επιθετική γραμμή της Μπόκας του ’50*
ή ακούω τον Γαρδέλ και θραύεται η σιωπή.
Σε χρόνια πέτρινα έζησα,
ονειρεύτηκα μέρη άλλα αλλού,
έκανα φαντάρος και κλεφτρόνι,
υπήρξα δεξιός,
διετέλεσα ντέτεκτιβ, υπουργός πρόεδρος.
Στις δημοπρασίες μαθαίνω τη λέξη σπίτι,
βάζω τον ήλιο τον μουργιέλα κάτω απ’ τα δοκάρια,
πασάρω μια γκριμάτσα στις νεράιδες
και η κούραση όλης της ημέρας
με ρίχνει στη στιγμή στον ύπνο
τυλιγμένονε με τη φωνή της μάνας μου
που όλο μουρμουράει και λέει λόγια
στον αέρα των πρώτων-πρώτων ίσκιων.
Φέρνω την πίπα μου στο ύψος του επάνω χείλους,
βαριεστημένα λέω και πάλι «Ναι»,
αγχώνομαι, ασκοφυσάω, τα κάνω όλα δράμα,
και έστιν ότε μνημονεύω Σαρτρ, Θεό και Σανφιλίππο**.
Μετάφραση: Γιώργος Κεντρωτής.
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* Τη delantera, την επιθετική πεντάδα της Μπόκα Τζούνιορς του 1950 απάρτιζαν οι Herminio Gonzalez, Duílio Jorge Benítez, Juan José Ferraro, Francisco Campana και Marcos Ricardo Busico.
** José Francisco "El Nene" SANFILIPPO (born 4 May 1935 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer.
During his club career he played for San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors and Banfield in Argentina, Nacional in Uruguay and Bangu and SC Bahia in Brazil He also earned 29 caps and scored 21 goals for the Argentina national football team, and represented the country at two World Cups, in 1958 and 1962.
Sanfilippo began his career at San Lorenzo in 1953, he set a remarkable record of being the topscorer in the Argentine league four seasons in a row between 1958 and 1961 for San Lorenzo. This achievement has yet to be surpassed.
Whilst playing for his club San Lorenzo in a friendly match against Coventry City in 1956 at Highfield road, he was sent off by referee Arthur Ellis in the 1st half with the score at 1-1. He refused to leave the pitch with some of his teammates trying to drag him off and Ellis abandoned the match.
In 1963 he moved to Boca Juniors, he was the topscorer in the Copa Libertadores with seven goals in seven games, but Boca were beaten in the final by Brazilian team Santos Futebol Clube. Sanfilippo played 27 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 14 goals.
Sanfilippo then had spells with Nacional in Uruguay, Banfield back in Argentina, and Brazilian clubs Bangu and SC Bahia.
In 1972 Sanfilippo returned to San Lorenzo and took his place in the back to back championship squad that won the Metropolitano and the Nacional championships. At the end of the year he retired from football. At 1978, he played in the Club Atlético San Miguel, of the 4th. Division.
By the end of his career in Argentine football Sanfillipo had scored 226 goals in 330 games, making him the 5th highest scoring player in the history of the Argentine Primera.
