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Francisco Calvo sparks a frenzy among Nacional fans
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- Francisco Calvo joined Uruguay’s Nacional for the second half of 2026.
- The defender assessed his backheel goal against Peñarol, a moment that prompted fans to make stickers.
Francisco Calvo’s backheel goal against Peñarol has caught the imagination of Nacional supporters, who even turned the moment into stickers.
The Costa Rican footballer joined Uruguay’s Nacional for the second half of 2026 and reflected on the goal in an interview highlighted by La Nación.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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