Centro de Guillermo, gol de Palermo (track #15)

Center by Guillermo, goal by Palermo (*)
© Lucio Arce

There goes “the Twin”, look what he did
He threw a dribble and sat him on the ground
Inside the box lurks Martin
Every time he jumps he looks like a dolphin

The cement is beating, the stands are chanting
The narrators prepare their throats
He gets to the end line, now centers the ball
Martin with a header, puts it in the net

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Center by Guillermo, goal by Palermo
Center by Guillermo, goal by Palermo
Great forwards of the “bostero” (**) people
Center by Guillermo, goal by Palermo

Long pass and a sprint, there he goes again
Diagonal run into the box, fast and daring
Raises his sight, Martin accelerates
The whole defense dispairs

Guillermo steps on the brakes, tricks the defender
The pass to Martin, who slips and misses
Amongst the mess, his good luck blooms
Pushing the ball in and scoring once again

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Cordoba, Ibarra, Bermudez, Samuel,
Arruabarrena, el Chicho too
Cagna, Basualdo, Riquelme and his magic
And Martin and “the Twin” up forward

With Carlitos Bianchi on a suit and tie
Defenders defend, forwards attack
With wisdom, he made out of eleven guys
Champions of the world
Gentlemen, what a team!

CHORUS
Center by Guillermo, goal by Palermo
Center by Palermo, goal by Guillermo
Great forwards of the “bostero” people
Center by Guillermo, goal by Palermo

(*) Guillermo Barros Schelotto (aka “the Twin”) and Martin Palermo are two of the most beloved players in the Boca Juniors football team that went on to win the Intercontinental Cup in Japan, 2000, defeating Real Madrid 2-1 with two goals by Palermo.
(**) “Bosteros” is a way to refer to the Boca Juniors fans. Intially a perjorative reference (“bosta” is the excrement of cows) over time, the fans adopted the denomination with humor and pride.