“Platense made me feel valued, he gave me the desire to play,” Vicente Taborda releases in a talk with Olé. Because his story does not start in squid, but there he found a new beginning. The kid – 23 years old – who was born footballingly in Boca, which was a promise in the club but then was waiting, found in Vicente López much more than minutes on the court. He found a team that really looked at him, technicians who trusted him, a fan who always hugged him. And he responded as the greats: putting the squad on his shoulder, being a reference.
Now he is one step away from making history. The globe is coming and the final is not any game. You can give Platense your first title. “Hurricane has a bit of everything … some of Racing, some River, some of San Lorenzo”Vicente analyzes. Three big were already charged. And now, to close the story, that last chapter is missing. The most difficult, the most beautiful. And Taborda wants to write it in the first person. Because in Platense he found his place in the world. And now he wants to give him glory.
Vicente Taborda in the previous one. (Photo Maxi Failla)-You became one of the figures. What do you feel that he gave you platense?
-I always say that Platense treated me very well, I feel very comfortable in the club and that is also reflected on weekends. Not only me, but collectively. My teammates also feel comfortable with the club. That does not speak of something personal, but group, and that is good for any work team, whether football or out of football too.
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Vicente Taborda with Olé: “Platense made me feel valued”
On the 10th of Calamar, he expressed his emotion for the present who lives in the club: “Platense returned me the desire to play.”
-What else did you live?
-You have confidence. It made me feel valued. He gave me the possibility of playing since the first time I came, when he didn't have many minutes in the First Division. That is something that I will always be quite grateful.
-Why did it make you feel valued?
-Because it resulted in, the possibility of feeling important again in a team, of playing football again, which is why one trains the whole week. He also gave me the desire to play.
Taborda's celebration after his goal against River.“We know the virtues and weaknesses of Hurricane”
Because Platense didn't give him anything. He was touched three very hard: Racing, River and San Lorenzo. One behind the other. All heavyweight, all at home, with the gallery in favor. But the squid did not shrink. He planted, he fought, he believed. And he beat everyone. Today is in the final, with the pride of having left their mark on each court and demonstrating that it is for big things.
-Many in the club say they touched the most difficult final …
-Yes, Hurricane is a very complicated rival. I think that the three previous games that we all played had different characteristics, and Hurricane is a bit of everything. He has some Racing, some River, some of San Lorenzo. It is a team that adapts to the situation of the rivals, either fighting the second play or leaving playing from the bottom. That is very meritorious and you have to recognize it, because without a doubt, to play a championship final you have to do many merits.
-And what did platense have to pass that same key?
-Sky humility, professionalism and concentration. It is a very close group that this year exceeded difficult situations. It also speaks very well of the group that Zapiola and Orsini have turned the goals against Racing and San Lorenzo. That shows that the referents are motivated to the squad. They know they always have to be prepared.
-He spoke a lot about favoritism, do you now believe that the pressure is?
-I think that in a final there is always a 50 and 50, even more so. I don't know if there is favoritism, I leave that for the people who think of the party. We know what we have to do, we have to prepare this cross well because it will not be easy. Without a doubt, it will be the most difficult in the tournament. For something it is a final.
-What did they see from Hurricane?
-Ity a good game against Independiente, who is also a difficult opponent. We know the virtues and weaknesses of Hurricane and we will try to take advantage of them. It will be a closed match that is going to win for small details, which will be fundamental.
Taborda with Boca's.“We know that the strawberry is left”
Taborda already knows what the Platense shirt is dressing. His first step was in 2022, where he left a great impression, and that took him back to Boca in 2023. But fate moved him again to the place where he felt most comfortable. In September 2024, Taborda returned to Calamar.
With Boca's shirt he played 17 games in total. He could not convert goals and his prominence was limited. Therefore, he returned to Vicente López wanting more. Today, on loan until December 2025 and without purchase option, Taborda is a symbol of this dream present.
-What does this team have?
-Ver virtues, but what I highlight is the humility of the group. He never spoke of more before the games, he never underestimated a rival. We know that we are no less than anyone, but neither more than anyone. With respect, that was the main thing that allowed us to win the games and be where we are.
-Are you aware that they are making history at the club?
-We knows that there is an important party. It was difficult what we achieved and it is good for everyone. But we know that the strawberry of dessert is still, which would be for everything to come out as we want on Sunday. There one does not realize the dimension of the things he does until later.
-Then people have to be excited?
-The fan created an illusion that we generate. When he came to the court, he knew that the team was not going to leave it lying. And that is the maximum illusion that one can have. We know what we generate. That everyone knows that we are also very happy to be able to be in this final.
