Víctor Hugo Morales
Víctor Hugo Morales Pérez is a Uruguayan journalist, pundit and writer who has lived and worked in Argentina since 1981. As a football commentator, he has been regarded as one of the best in the Spanish-speaking world. In Argentina his commentary on Diego Maradona's second goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final was widely praised.
He is a staunch supporter of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.Awards
Morales was awarded the Rodolfo Walsh Prize.Selected works
- El intruso. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Plaza, 1979.
- Un grito en el desierto. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1998.