“It was lovely and I’ve always had the idea of returning.”Nuñez, 20, a pitcher from Yucatán, in southeastern Mexico, first visited the Guadalupe grounds with his mother when he was 12 while he was part of a national team training in Mexico City, but he never went inside the main church.
After the three players admired the original image of the Lady of Guadalupe hanging high above the altar and snapped photos on their cellphones, Nuñez noted the significance to him.
“I want to bring my family next year.”Religion plays a large role in the sports culture throughout Latin America.
Players occasionally bring flowers and some said they kneel there to pray before games.
Even at Estadio Azteca, the Mexico City soccer stadium that is among the most iconic in the world, there is a Guadalupe altar in the tunnel leading to the field.
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