Nery Castillo returned to the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, taking his place among the Olympiacos crowd for the Europa League meeting with Jagiellonia Białystok as he watched Mexican forward Armando “Hormiga” González begin the match for the Greek side.
Castillo returns to Piraeus as González begins his European chapter
The former Olympiacos attacker had already made clear his support for González as the young Mexican started this new stage of his career. The Jagiellonia fixture marked the first time Castillo had gone to the stadium to see him play in person, linking a familiar figure from the club’s past with a forward attempting to establish himself on the European scene.
Castillo’s arrival did not go unnoticed in the stands. Supporters recognised one of the club’s enduring figures and approached him for photographs and videos, a reminder of the affection that remains for a player whose most significant club years came in Piraeus.
Across his Olympiacos spell, Castillo played 163 official matches, scoring 47 goals and supplying 12 assists. His time with the club also brought six league championships and two Greek Cups, making his return for a Europa League night a warm reunion with a stadium where he left a considerable mark.
For González, selected from the start against Jagiellonia Białystok, the occasion carried a different significance: the first steps of a current Olympiacos player under European lights, with a former Mexican star of the club watching from the crowd.
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