The death of ‘Morro’ Santiago García was the final point of an ordeal that the Tomba player lived, where his head and his ups and downs began to make a well that was impossible to beat for the 30-year-old Uruguayan striker.
In an interview in June 2019, the “Morro” counted his emotional state, where he was not having a good time: “The players We are not robots, we are not made of steel. I had several personal problems that were influencing my performance and it wasn’t easy. “
All the problems that Santiago went through outside the green grass, they affected inside. Lost place in team (an overweight that did not help him), and also in Godoy Cruz’s competitive squad, with the limit of be separated by the leadership and seek another destination for him.
Jose Mansur, President of Godoy Cruz, had declared about the Morro in this context: “The Morro García cycle it’s finished. We need positive leaders. We have had negative leaders. We had complex problems and we couldn’t solve them. Now we are going to solve it. “
As told Olé newspaper, al Morro he was distressed not being able to see his daughter, which is in Uruguay. Further, the player had contracted Coronavirus, which further complicated things to see it. The Government of Uruguay keeps its borders closed and therefore, it was impossible for Santiago to meet her.
Maybe they are indications, the tip of the iceberg to understand this ending. A news that mourns the world of Argentine football and draws attention to depression and the way these problems are treated, not just in football, but in society as a whole.
