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Three Argentine fans who traveled 7,000 miles to see Bolton Wanderers at Wembley said watching the trophy-winning team win last weekend was “the best moment of our lives”.

Matías Foti, 25, Nicolás Álvarez, 25 and Federico Di Rocco, 31, flew in from Buenos Aires to see their beloved Trotters win the Papa Johns Trophy on Sunday. They were rewarded with a 4–0 win over Plymouth Argyle, Bolton’s first win in cup competition since 1989.

The trio, who became Bolton fans after playing with them on FIFA, called Bolton fans their ‘family’ and described them as ‘the best people in the world’.

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I can’t find words to explain this moment. It was the first game in history and we saw Bolton finally win a trophy after 34 years,” said Matías. “Bolton fans are the best people in the world. They welcomed us like family, truly. It was amazing. We feel famous.

“I felt the connection with them. They have followed our journey and our dream for many years, and now we can join them at Wembley. It was an incredible experience, perhaps one of the best moments of our lives.”

He called the atmosphere ‘electric’ and talked about how the special match had fulfilled a dream for the group of friends, who had never left Argentina before.

“There were over 34,000 Bolton fans enjoying the game together and watching the incredible performance of the team. It was a dream.”

“We have never left our country so this is the first time we have left and it is the UK. Only our love for Bolton Wanderers can make us do it. We have been dreaming of this moment for eight years, and even more so for Federico because he is a little older than Nico and me ”.

Sports reporters Matías and Nicolás met the Lancashire team eight years ago when they chose to play as them in the FIFA video game.

But now they see themselves as die-hard fans and have even created a Spanish-speaking fan club with members from ten South American countries.

And after being at Wembley to watch Ian Evatt’s team lift the silver medal, they plan to see the League One side in action over Easter and meet other fans for a boozer in Bolton.

Matías added: “It was a lot of effort because the economic situation here in Argentina is terrible. Every year it cost us more to travel to Bolton.

“We really want to meet the Bolton fans and give them a big hug because we feel like Boltonians, we feel like we were born there.”

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