Tevez ‘feels alive again’ with Boca
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Carlos Tevez said he felt “alive again” after marking the start of his third spell with Boca Juniors by setting up a goal in his team’s 2-0 win over Colon de Santa Fe.
The former Manchester United and Juventus striker — who turns 34 next week — is back at his childhood club after a miserable and controversial brief spell with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.
Cristian Pavon gave Boca a second-minute lead with Charrua Nandez adding the second just after the hour mark in Saturday’s game.
“It’s exciting to feel being alive again,” Tevez, who was named captain for the match, told TV channel TyC Sports.
“It’s an extra motivation for me that people continue to show the same affection. I enjoyed every moment. I don’t see myself suffering, I am very happy to be here.”
Tevez, who earlier played for Boca between 2001-2004 and 2015-2016, arrived back after describing his time at Shenhua as a “holiday”.
He was widely criticized in China as he struggled for form after Shenhua reportedly made him the world’s highest-paid player on a weekly salary of 730,000 euros (US$899,000).
“It’s fine because I was on holiday for seven months,” he joked in an interview with TyC Sports earlier.
After Saturday’s match, he added: “My family suffered a lot but I’m trying to get ahead and give people joy.”
Tevez’s remarks on his time in China fuelled an outpouring of anger on Chinese social media, with fans of a number of CSL clubs rounding on the man often disparagingly labelled “very homesick boy”.
“After looking at Tevez’s interview my heart as a Chinese football fan is again deeply hurt,” wrote one on Weibo. “While we are chasing Tevez like a rat crossing the street, China’s (football) managers should also do some good self-reflection.”
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