Going anywhere in the world alone is not easy. While the internet helps a lot, there are always obstacles that are difficult to overcome, especially when you live in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABOUT More football he arrived in Munich alone, but like any typical Portuguese, he managed to get to the hotel. Anywhere in the world, be Portuguese, right?
Cold and uncommunicative, the Germans are not the best hosts. However, as I have seen, there are Portuguese everywhere. To talk about Portuguese playing football in Bayern, I joined a Facebook group and it was through this group that I met Luis.
Unbeknownst to him, he has just officially secured his seat as a conductor. More football in Munich. Before the trip, we talked on the phone three or four times. I didn’t know what to expect. However, I agreed to travel from Luis around 5pm at my hotel.
We went to the hotel where the Portuguese delegation was staying in Bavaria. We walked 25 kilometers and talked about Munich, about Louis’s life, his work, his wife and newborn daughter. Anyway, we know each other a little.
Everyone did what they wanted with the Infinity Hotel and he was kind enough to wait until my dinner was over. Then we went to the area near where Louis lives, passed the Allianz Arena, the Munich Bavarian Academy and an endless series of places – I confess I did not remember all of them.
After more than thirty minutes and a few traffic jams, we reached Berg am Laim. Louis lives in the area, although he hasn’t been there long enough to learn anything other than an Asian restaurant / cafe and everything else.
Luis is a typical Portuguese, able to greet anyone. He treated me like a friend, was helpful and tried his best to help me in any way he could. And he left the best for last: dinner at Portugal restaurant, his favorite in the city.
These lines are mainly intended to thank you in advance for everything you did for me while I was in Munich. However, I believe that my debt to him is unlikely to be paid off.
Thanks Luis
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“O Caderno de Puskás” is the space for the chronicle of journalists Sergio Pires and Vitor Maia, Maisfutebol’s special envoys for Euro 2020.
