This Friday, December 2, 2022, the news came out that Jefferson Farfán, one of the greatest Peruvian players in history, retired from professional football at the age of 38 after winning another championship with Alianza Lima.
'La Foquita' is a beloved player, not only by Alianza Lima fans but also by the Peruvian national team fans, where he excelled as the top scorer in the qualifying matches, as well as the second all-time leading scorer for the national team, surpassed only by Paolo Guerrero.
This generated a lot of sadness among the fans, both from the national team and Alianza, who remembered the best moments in Farfán's career; of course, the goal against New Zealand was widely mentioned.
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Fans lament Farfán's retirement
"I'm not ready for Farfán's retirement, he was always destined to come back and win championships, thank you for everything," "Thank you for being part of Peruvian football history, Jefferson Farfán Guadalupe," or "Thank you for making me the happiest boy with your goal against New Zealand. Idol, Jefferson Farfán," are some of the many comments from Peruvian fans on Twitter.
Peruvian fans lament the retirement of 'La Foquita'. Photo: LR composition/Twitter
Alianza will organize farewell match for Farfán
Líbero journalist, José Varela, announced on his social media that the Alianza Lima team will organize a farewell match for 'Jeffrey'. "Confirmed. Jefferson Farfán is retiring from professional football and the Alianza Lima club will organize a great farewell match for him. Thank you for so much happiness, 'Foquita' Farfán. You wrote the last chapter of 'El 10 de la calle' with the 2021-22 championship," he said on his social media.
Varela's tweet about Farfán's farewell match. Photo: Twitter