BUENOS AIRES (AP) — San Lorenzo estrenó el sábado una nueva camiseta con colores azulgrana sus habituales, pero con la imagen del papa Francisco en el pecho, y arrancó con un triunfo.

El nuevo jefe de la Iglesia Católica es un ferviente hincha de San Lorenzo. El equipo derrotó 1-0 a Colón como visitante por la 5ta fecha del campeonato argentino de fútbol.

Con la frase "Papa Francisco", sobre una foto del Sumo Pontífice encerrada en un círculo, San Lorenzo homenajeó así a su hincha más famoso en el estadio de Colón.

Pese a que el otrora cardenal Jorge Bergoglio es simpatizante confeso de San Lorenzo, sus hinchas no montaron una fiesta ya que fueron visitantes con apenas unas 3.500 personas.

San Lorenzo anunció que habrá un gran festejo en su estadio el 31 de marzo, cuando reciba al Newell's Old Boys por la sexta fecha del torneo.

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  • Denis Stracqualursi

    San Lorenzo's Denis Stracqualursi wears a patch on his uniform featuring Pope Francis during an Argentina's league soccer match against Colon de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Argentina, Saturday, March 16, 2013. The man who became Pope Francis on Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has long followed the Saints of San Lorenzo, one of five most traditional teams in the Argentine Football Association. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

  • Denis Stracqualursi

    San Lorenzo player Denis Stracqualursi wears a patch featuring Pope Francis during an Argentina's league soccer match against Colon de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Argentina, Saturday, March 16, 2013. The man who became Pope Francis on Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has long followed the Saints of San Lorenzo, one of five most traditional teams in the Argentine Football Association. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

  • Denis Stracqualursi

    San Lorenzo player Denis Stracqualursi dons a new patch on his uniform featuring Pope Francis during an Argentina's league soccer match against Colon de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Argentina, Saturday, March 16, 2013. The man who became Pope Francis on Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has long followed the Saints of San Lorenzo, one of five most traditional teams in the Argentine Football Association. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

  • Pablo Migliore

    San Lorenzo goalkeeper Pablo Migliore wears a patch featuring Pope Francis at an Argentina's league soccer match against Colon de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Argentina, Saturday, March 16, 2013. The writing on the jersey reads in Spanish; "Pablo the crazy," The man who became Pope Francis on Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has long followed the Saints of San Lorenzo, one of five most traditional teams in the Argentine Football Association. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

  • Denis Stracqualursi, Mauricio Romero

    Colon de Santa Fe's Mauricio Romero, top, jumps for a high ball against San Lorenzo's Denis Stracqualursi, bottom, during an Argentina league soccer match in Santa Fe, Argentina, Saturday, March 16, 2013. The man who became Pope Francis on Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has long followed the Saints of San Lorenzo, one of five most traditional teams in the Argentine Football Association. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

  • Jorge Bergoglio

    In this March 24, 2011 image released by the San Lorenzo de Almagro soccer team on March 13, 2013, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio holds up a small flag of the San Lorenzo soccer team in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, a San Lorenzo soccer fan, was chosen as Pope on March 13, 2013, the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Club Atletico San Lorenzo de Almagro)

  • ARGENTINA-VATICAN-RELIGION-POPE-BERGOGLIO

    Undated file photo of Argentina's cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio posing with the emblem of San Lorenzo's football team, which he supports, in Buenos Aires. Bergoglio has been elected Pope on March 13, 2013, to replace the frail Benedict XVI as leader of the world's 1.2 billon Catholics. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

  • In this screen shot image released by the San Lorenzo de Almagro soccer team on Wednesday March 13, 2013, shows a copy of the club's identification card belonging to Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio. Bergoglio, a San Lorenzo soccer fan, was chosen as Pope on March 13, 2013, the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Club Atletico San Lorenzo de Almagro)

  • ARGENTINA-VATICAN-RELIGION-POPE-BERGOGLIO

    Undated file photo of Argentina's cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio posing with school children and the emblem of San Lorenzo's football team, which he supports, in Buenos Aires. Bergoglio has been elected Pope on March 13, 2013, to replace the frail Benedict XVI as leader of the world's 1.2 billon Catholics. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)