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Maxi Rodríguez praises Cuauhtémoc Blanco ahead of Puebla football event
Maxi Rodríguez praised Mexican football great Cuauhtémoc Blanco ahead of a Club América and Atlético de Madrid legends event in Puebla.
He also named former Mexico striker Luis Hernández as someone he would have liked to play alongside.
Rodríguez is due to appear with both men at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc on November 15.
The meeting brings back memories of the 2006 World Cup match between Argentina and Mexico, which Argentina won 2-1 in the round of 16.
With the teams level at 1-1, Rodríguez scored the winner in the 98th minute with a left-footed volley after controlling the ball with his chest.
The goal ended Mexico’s run in the tournament and was named the World Cup’s Goal of the Tournament.
Rodríguez said Mexico’s defensive pressure forced him to shoot with his left foot; the Puebla event is the next chance for him to share the pitch with the Mexican figures he praised.
Maxi Rodríguez praised Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Luis Hernández ahead of a football event in Puebla.
Rodríguez said he would have liked to share a team with the two Mexican football figures.
He called Blanco “a historic figure, a great player.”
Rodríguez is scheduled to appear at the Noche de Leyendas at Estadio Cuauhtémoc on November 15.
The story also recalled Argentina’s 2-1 win over Mexico in the 2006 World Cup round of 16, decided by Rodríguez’s extra-time goal.
- Who
- Maxi Rodríguez praised Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Luis Hernández.
- What
- Rodríguez said he would have liked to play alongside them. He is due to take part in a football event.
- When
- The event is scheduled for November 15, 2026.
- Where
- Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla, Mexico.
- Why
- Rodríguez was asked which América players he would have liked to play with.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Argentina beat Mexico 2-1 in the World Cup round of 16 in Leipzig, with Rodríguez scoring the winning goal in extra time.
Rodríguez is scheduled to appear at the Noche de Leyendas at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla.
- Event
- Noche de Leyendas
- Venue
- Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
- Scheduled date
- November 15, 2026
- Match recalled
- Argentina beat Mexico 2-1 in the 2006 World Cup round of 16
- Winning goal
- Maxi Rodríguez scored in the 98th minute
What people are saying
Me voy más para la historia, pero Cuauhtémoc, un histórico, un crack
Y con Hernández. Son esos personajes lindos del futbol que, a lo mejor por las posiciones, no nos hubiésemos entendido bien