Next Saturday, March 4, the Primera A and B tournaments, respectively, of the Santa Fe Soccer League will begin. To arrive in the best way, the different teams face the preseason, with training sessions on their playing fields, and also participate in friendly competitions.
On the side of National Route 19, in the department of Las Colonias, with the arbitration of Demián Carnevale, Universidad Nacional del Litoral became champion of the Comuna San José Cup by defeating Juventud Unida de Candioti in the final by 5-3 in the definition by penalties, after equaling 0 to 0 in the regulation period.
In the first round, for third place, Unión Progresista de San Carlos Sud beat Independiente de San Agustín 4-1. The goals for the champion cast were scored by Joaquín Varayoud, Lorenzo Novak and two by Matías Imhoff. The discount for the San Agustín complex was specified by Mariano Castellarin.
On the opening day of the competition held in Colonia San José, Juventud Unida de Candioti had defeated Unión de Progresista de San Carlos Sud 5-2. The goals for the Gringo Donetti team were scored three times by Matías Meuz, Mateo Meuz and Leandro Mayenfisch. Agustín Dobler and Benjamín Aguirre discounted for the San Carlino team. For their part, those led by Leandro Sartor beat Independiente 1-0 with a goal from Tomás Valenzuela in the second half.
University press release
After the elimination of the Federation Cup to La Emilia de San Jorge and the National University of the Coast, the cast of the city of Santa Fe issued a statement that bears the title of sad ending. “Universidad was disqualified from the Federation Cup after the incidents that occurred in San Jorge in the second leg of the round of 16” begins the press release, which adds that “the court decided to eliminate both clubs from the competition and sanction 9 UNL players who will have to serve 3 suspension dates”.
He points out that “The University made its defense before the Federation explaining the events that occurred on the La Emilia field where our players were threatened and assaulted both verbally and physically.”
The statement considers that “UNL had surpassed its rival 1-0 in the first leg and was winning the second leg 2-1. 80 minutes into the game, the attacks from the team and the local partiality towards our players made the match stop.” suspend”. Finally, he was clear when expressing that “we repudiate the events that occurred and we ask the university family to continue accompanying the superior campus throughout the year.”
The schedule of the Federation Cup
This Sunday, February 26, the three matches corresponding to the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Federation Cup organized by the Santa Fe Soccer Federation will be played. At 5:00 p.m., in the Castellanos department, Peñarol de Rafaela will play with Sportivo Rivadavia de San Genaro with the refereeing of Maximiliano López from Liga San Martín.
In the General Obligado department, at 7:30 p.m., Juventud de Malabrigo will receive Huracán de Villa Ocampo with the refereeing of Rodrigo Agustini of the Ocampense League, and at 7:00 p.m. in the Caseros department, Arteaga will host Firmat FC with the control of Julián Spindola of the Venadense League. It is worth remembering that La Perla del Oeste qualified for the semifinals due to the disqualification of UNL and La Emilia de San Jorge.
More preseason information
The Summer Friendly Tournament, organized jointly by Ciclón Racing and Náutico El Quillá, concluded at the 8 de Enero stadium located in the Guadalupe neighborhood. The champion was Unión de Santa Fe, beating La Salle Jobson 2-0 in the final, while El Pozo beat El Quillá 2-0 and finished third. In the initial phase, Unión had beaten El Pozo 1-0, and La Salle had beaten El Cadi de Rincón. For fifth place they had to play the Ciclón Racing final with El Cadi de Rincón but it will not be played.
In the Stratta neighborhood of the city of Coronda, the Friendship Cup was played with the support of the Municipality and the provincial development minister Danilo Capitani. In the head city of the San Jerónimo department, La Pepita won the classic by beating Belgrano de Coronda 3-1 on penalties after the 90-minute match had ended 0-0.
