Vélez He won 1-0 to Ferrocarril Midlandit is still on their way to the Argentine Cup And now he will play with Lanús for the 16th final. The goal of Braian Romero, penalty at 32 minutes of the second half, cut the worst drought in history of the Liniers team, which was 847 minutes without converting, The second worst of Argentine football after Ferro’s 874 in 1999.
The Argentine Cup, is known, smokes differences. The First Division teams are found with lower categories willing to give the Batacazo. And of course there were from 2012 to date. Perhaps one of the most resonant was when Real Pilar, from First D, the last category, eliminated the Liniers team in 2019.
On this occasion, for the current champion of Argentine football, challenge and responsibility, they doubled. On the one hand, go from round without difficulties before a Midland willing to stay in history, with the dignity of working teams of ascent. On the other hand, overcome the adversity itself, the 770 minutes without scoring goals from the title with Hurricane, the worst series in the history of the club that agigated doubts and questions.
All that happened on the Platense court. It was not a good game because Midland, with his limitations, demanded a couple of times the Marchior Arch; Vélez, with his difficulties, alternated good constructions against inaccuracies and nerves. He was closer to the Midland goal, who had a defense that unfolded in the shorts and an archer who wore Damián Fernández.
When the second half began, Vélez already had 815 minutes without goals and had exceeded the 800 Chicago in 2015, now the third worst brand of a team in the First Division, adding all the competitions.
In the second part, Vélez made the goal and nothing more. Was favored by The error of referee Hernán Mastrángelo (which was in the VAR in the controversial victory of Barracas Central over Newell’s) that badly expelled Rogoski, since in the clash with Elías Gómez, the Velezan player was even stronger (he was yellow for the side and missing for Midland).
With one less, Midland -which has as president the former goalkeeper Agustín Orion– It almost puts 1-0 up for a free kick of Agustín Campana with a thread and the ball hit the stick. Then, the Maldonado goalkeeper’s penalty about Romero, without discussion. The centrodlantero did not kill him well, to the middle, bass, and passed under the body to the rival goalkeeper.
Midland was very dignified, he was even twice near the tie in the final stretch. In one, Gonzalo Gómez defined weak and saved Marchiori. Then, two errors at Mammana’s departure committed victory. The public of funebrero, about 3000, including the coach Sergio Rondinahe fired the team with pure breath.
In Vélez there were celebrations but measured. Sunday receives Hurricane at José Amalfitani, just the rival of the last goal and the Olympic return. He will seek his first triumph in Opening 2025 and cut with the 630 -minuteless streak without goals since the beginning of the tournament, the worst record in history for a current champion.