Few players have the luxury of saying that Robert Lewandowski was their replacement. One of them is Hernán Rengifo, a striker from Alianza Universidad, who spoke about his former teammate at Lech Poznán and currently the best FIFA player.
Speaking to TV Peru Deportes, the popular ‘Charapa’ said he knew from the start that ‘Lewa’ would go far and that he was not wrong. The Bayern Munich forward beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at The Best 2020 awards.
He (Lewandowski) only communicated in Polish, but he was so good that we didn’t have to speak the same language to understand each other. He’s a pure talent, you could tell from the training. He knew he would go far and he will keep breaking records until retirement. ” , he pointed Rengifo for TV Peru Sports.
The ‘Charapa’ defended Lech Poznán’s colors in the years 2007 to 2009, where he coincided with Robert Lewandowski. The Peruvian was the starter and the Polish his replacement. Later ‘Lewa’ signed for Borussia Dortmund and established himself as one of the best striker.
The Polish shooter scored 103 goals in 183 games with the ‘Bees’ and this aroused the interest of Real Madrid, who tried by all means to sign him, but failed. The “9” finished in the ranks of Bayern Munich.
The person born in Warsaw was vital in making it to the final Champions League and this was a point in his favor, added to his other merits, to beat Cristiano and Leo Messi in the vote in the awards for the best 2020.