The José Amalfitani Stadium experienced one of those chapters that will be difficult to forget. With a perfect setting where the enormous flow of the Velezan public took over all both popular and stalls (both high and low), El Fortín won a great game against Racing to remain at the top of the Professional League. Party, relief, hope, intact faith; some of the condiments and sensations that decorated the sunny afternoon at home.
With 10 dates left in the Tournament, Vélez sent a message to all his competitors: it will be difficult to lose him playing as he did today, much more so after the hard defeat suffered on Monday in Rosario. The team showed determination and total dedication to return to the victorious path, because they became clear deserving of the three points obtained.
The match had several moments of parity, becoming very disputed, without large spaces. Those of Quinteros with their weapons of going forward and Racing moving the ball through the quality it has from the middle to the front. Although the central axis composed of Sosa, Almendra, Nardoni often won the middle zone, Vélez had the chances of danger, finally dissipated with quick interventions by Gabriel Arias or the inexperience and lack of fortune of the local team when it came to needing centers. back, something that was repeated throughout much of the match.
Already in the complement, El Fortín came out determined to seek victory and two free throws by Claudio Aquino almost did not score a goal, since one crashed into the post and the other went all the way across the goal without anyone being able to push into the net.
After a little more than 20 minutes where it was difficult to step into the area with determination, Elías Gómez almost converted if it weren’t for Sosa clearing it off the line. In the last 15′ Vélez took over Racing and for so much going he had his reward: Aquino clarified in the transfer and joined forces with Thiago Fernández, who took a perfect cross so that Braian Romero, positioned excellently between the two academic centre-backs, headed in He hit the ground to unleash a scream that made the Amalfitani thunder. 1-0 and total explosion in Juan B. Justo 9200.
He won the lead because he was always determined to go to the front, to search even when clarity in the final meters did not accompany him. This Vélez never tires of insisting and today they won those agonizing crosses again in the last minutes. The setback in Arroyito is behind us, now the enthusiasm has been strengthened and hopefully the next 10 days will find us the same: united and all pulling in the same direction.
