Tabaré Vázquez expresses his sympathies for the player Antoine Griezmann

"I learned that he was planning a visit to our country," writes the head of state in a letter addressed to the Atlético de Madrid.

He stressed that "it would be an honor to receive him to the Presidency of the Republic", to express our "personal gratitude".

In his letter, July 16, the dignitary thanked Griezmann for the gesture He owed to Uruguay with "using the national flag during the press conference, after finishing the final match against Croatia, which they defeated 4-2.

Vázquez conveyed congratulations to the young player. "On the occasion of having been the winner" of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

On the eve, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipality of Montevideo, Christian Di Candia, revealed the possibility that Griezmann, who finished final against the Croats, will travel to the South American country next December.

He announced that during the stay of the player in this capital he would receive the key of the city and the title of Illustrious Visitor.

He explained that beginning the process through a file began this Monday at the request of the Mayor of Montevideo, Daniel Martínez.

The official explained that the decision responded to the "countless number of demonstrations of citizens who came to the mayor". [19659003] Griezmann began to attract attention here because of his declared sympathy for the small South American country, from which he acquired certain habits such as consuming the mate, the national drink, and more. to use expressions of the Uruguayan way of speaking.

The sympathy of the young French player was evident in the clash between France and Uruguay for the quarter-finals, in which he scored the second goal, In subsequent statements to the press, he said that "It was out of respect for his Uruguayan friends" who had helped him in his debut as a professional, although he acknowledged that he had joy, "but I went

Another gesture of his good relations with the Orientals was at the end of Sunday's game when he used the phrase "Uruguay nomá" in the middle of the press conference and on his shoulders he carried the flag national, given by a journalist Charrúa

In his confession, he said that Uruguayan is "a nationality that I love and that I love" because "I have a little style, I never give up and I abandon myself fully "

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