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San Lorenzo 1-3 Velez / Velez Sarsfield

There are victories that will become unforgettable over time.It doesn’t matter if they don’t mean a title or against your classic rival, but what Vélez achieved tonight to eliminate San Lorenzo from the 2024 Copa Argentina has features that will last for a long time.

There are many reasons for this, including the latent “feud” that exists between the two teams, as well as the excitement of the fans on both sides, a situation that has been difficult to live with in Argentine football for 11 years. El Fortín won with great force and planted in his fans a An illusion that began to light up and grows week by week.

From the start, the team imposed its style Gustavo Quinteros. High pressure and movement on the wings to create spaces. For two of the three scorers of the night, it was a debut day in the net, given that Christian Ordonez He opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a precise left-footed shot, after receiving a surgical pass from Not here which left him alone in front of the goal.

Pure grit. Ordóñez, Pizzini and Guidara dear to the people to celebrate the 1-0.

From start to finish during the first half, Vélez was much better and only sinned by not being able to define the match earlier due to wasted chances. Even in an unbeatable opportunity and after a great collective play, Thiago Fernandez missed the 2-0 inside the small area. That play conditioned Fortín, which entered a period of doubts where the rival took note and began to wake up. From neatness in the game and tactical dominance, they went on to be clearly outclassed in the first 15 minutes of the second half. Without delay, Alexis Cuello scored the temporary equalizer that set off the alarms. They had to wake up because it could be too late.

In the midst of the disarray, the match became very tense with a good number of cautions on each side. San Lorenzo was more and Thomas Marchiori He stood out with a spectacular save against Elian Irala. Moments before this action, with the entries of Garcia, Pellegrini and SantosQuinteros produced a change of direction to regain prominence. The process became even and very hard fought, allowing the team that thought clearly to have opportunities to take the victory. With the entry of the debutant Maher Carrizo, The Professor made it clear that Vélez was going for everything.

With the double 9 up and the bands oiled, Bouzat y Ordonez (conditioned by respective yellow cards) never stopped putting in the middle zone. So it was that Chiqui recovered the ball in the central circle and advanced with pure force to set up Michael Santos, who played a wall pass with Romero in the middle of the Barça centre-backs: with subtlety, the Uruguayan forward left Romero alone. Brian which put Vélez back in the lead with the first attempt. A great goal from a goal scorer.

Welcome, Maher! Debut goal for the Santiago striker.

The team led by Leandro Romagnolli went into disarray, with no other pattern of play than playing long in search of the second ball. There was only time left for Pellegrini to turn after receiving a free kick and thus appear with his head held high in order to give the opportunity to Maher Carrizo scoring his first goal in the top flight. A dream performance by the 18-year-old striker born in La Banda, Santiago del Estero, who last year also made his debut in the Reserves with a shout included.

The party in the stands had only one owner and he was the one who ended up celebrating the victory. In tune with his players, The fans understood what was at stake, which is why they enjoyed the ingredients of an unforgettable night so much.those that remain in memory and fuel the desire to continue growing, both in the League and in the Argentine Cup.

The semester started off in the best possible way, Fortín. Keep up the good work!

“They carry it inside, like I do”

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