Claudio Pizarro: the farewell of the 'Bombardero'

By: Luis Imaña

A party was held at the Weserstadion, where Claudio Pizarro played his farewell match yesterday, with the presence of several football figures who accompanied the '14' throughout his professional career, both at Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich.

With a full stadium, the 'Bomber' started the first of the 3 matches, each lasting 30 minutes, with the 'friends of Claudio' against Bremen, and in the first minute of the match, he scored the opening goal with a header after a cross from Torsten Frings.

The former captain of the Peruvian national team had the opportunity to score another goal from a penalty; however, the honoree attempted a chip shot and the ball was easily caught by his former teammate Tim Wiese.

In the second half, Pizarro put on the Bayern Munich jersey, with which he scored his second goal after receiving a pass from Arjen Robben in the heart of the penalty area, but it wouldn't be his only goal with the 'Bavarian' legends.

Claudio once again made his mark with the assistance of Giovanni Elber, who played alongside the 'Bomber' at Bayern from 2001 to 2003.

As if that weren't enough, one of the halftime breaks was the perfect opportunity for the former striker to stand in goal and save some penalties.

Finally, Pizarro would end the tribute match with Werder Bremen, the club that opened the doors for him in German football and with which he retired as a player.

The Bellavista-born player sealed his fourth and final goal against Bayern Munich and, a few minutes before the end of the match, he was substituted to receive the applause of the more than 40,000 fans who attended the farewell of the 'Bomber', considered by many as the most successful Peruvian player in history.

Despite the tremendous event that Pizarro received, it may not be the only farewell he has, as Alianza Lima has opened the doors of Matute to pay tribute to him in our country.