The day Caruso Lombardi said no to Keylor Navas: “It was half hair”

Ricardo Caruso Lombardi He is a man who has been linked to football for more than 40 years. With great achievements and successes throughout this time, it also has very particular stories to its credit, such as the of the day he lowered his thumb to Keylor Navas.

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It was in 2009, when he directed Racing and Navas played in Sporty Saprissa of his country. “They sent me a video of him from Costa Rica. I saw him very young and at that time he was just another goalkeeper”, recalled Caruso Lombardi in dialogue with TN.

Beyond the incredible career that the Costa Rican goalkeeper achieved over time, the guest columnist for TN Sports he understands that his decision back then was the right one.

“How am I going to regret it? By video it is very difficult. Since I didn’t see it in person, I didn’t risk bringing it,” he said. And he concluded: “If it’s difficult with field players, imagine yourself with a goalkeeper.”

How Keylor Navas’ career continued

After Racing’s “no”, Keylor Navas made the leap to European football. In the middle of 2010 arrived in Albacete from Spain and from there his career was on the rise.

In the 2011/12 season, he played on loan at Levante. His good performances led him to occupy a place in the arc of the Costa Rican National Team and also served to attract the attention of the powerful.

in august 2014 he signed with Real Madrid, where he won everything: 1 Spanish League, 1 Spanish Super Cup, 3 Champions League, 3 European Super Cup and 4 Club World Cups.

in september 2019 was sold to PSG, team in which he currently plays and with which he won 1 League, 2 French Cups, 1 League Cup and 1 French Super Cup.