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Lamela's Shocking Farewell: "for the Last Five Years I've Been Taking Medication Before Every Match, I Feel Relieved to Be Retiring"

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"I have a clear conscience that I made it to the end and held nothing back"

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The flyer communicated on social media its drastic decision at the age of 33, made known the reasons and mentioned the clubs in which it played. The news that surprised everyone in the last days was the retirement of Erik Lamela, who at the age of 33 left professional football and will work with another former River. Coco, who will join the technical corps of Matías Almeyda, made a social media publication in which he explained the reasons for h…

International football witnessed an announcement that resonated with fans and protagonists of the sport. The player, at 33 years old, communicated the decision to end his professional career. The news was known through an extensive and crude letter published in his Instagram account where the footballer explained the background of his retirement, marked by persistent injuries. Erik Lamela explained that the main reason behind the goodbye was the…

Erik Lamela was surprised in the last few hours to announce his retirement from football and in a letter published on Instagram confessed that the main reason is his constant pain, product of a "problem" in his hip. "Five years ago I took pills to compete," he revealed. "I want to tell you that I made the decision to end my professional career, it is a decision that I thought it for a long time and well... finally the time came," said the 33-yea…

The midfielder revealed the physical problems that accompanied him for more than a decade and detailed the sacrifice made. The messages of Falcao, Papu Gómez, Lanzini and other football figures.

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Argentine Erik Lamela surprised the football world by deciding to retire at 33, after playing last season for AEK Athens in Greece. The midfielder began his professional career with River Plate, where he arrived at just nine years old—and at just 12, he sparked the interest of Barcelona—a team with which he debuted in the 2008/09 season. However, he only really established himself in the 2010/11 season, when El Millonario was relegated to the B …

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Protothema broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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