The last smile of 2024 in Argentine football belongs to Students. And he earned it. With sheer forcefulness, with his energy batteries well charged, he thrashed Velez and ended up winning the Champions Trophy, that match played by the winners of the League and the League Cup. And there’s not much to discuss.
Students empower their coach Eduardo Dominguezincreasingly winning, already with three titles in the La Plata team, with one in Colón and another in Uruguayan National. Carlos Bianchi’s son-in-law learned.
Estudiantes also closes the cycle of several historical players. Enzo Pérez announced that he will not continue: will he return to River with Marcelo Gallardo? Federico Fernández, Pablo Piatti and Luciano Lollo will not continue either. The veterans who are not leaving are José Sosa and Guido Carrillo.
Although Vélez generated some clear situations that it failed to crown in moments that could have changed the course of history, Estudiantes turned out to be far superior. He opened it after a corner kick, with a header from Sebastián Boselli that hit the crossbar and hit the goalkeeper. Thomas Marchiori and he got in. Then, Alexis Manyoma emerged to define at the near post and take a two-goal advantage in the first half hour. Everything was closed in the second half by Guido Carrillo with a sensational header.
Students He has been preparing for this match for a long time. It arrived perfectly at the time. The opposite happened to Vélez, who in recent weeks became physically and emotionally exhausted with the stressful definitions of the Argentine Cup (he lost the final) and the League (he was crowned champion). The Liniers team also suffered the loss of its coach Gustavo Quinteros, who was not in Santiago del Estero because he had to attend the wedding of his only daughter…
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Nothing reduces the value of Estudiantes’ victory. In the end, the pincharrata team ends up being the most champion Argentine team in this year that is beginning to say goodbye. He is the only one with two titles: he won the League Cup and the Champions Trophy. Vélez won the League, River captured the Argentine Super CupRacing captured the Copa Sudamericana and Central Córdoba won the Argentine Cup.
In La Plata there was a red and white party on the traditional corner of 7 and 50 until well into the early hours of Sunday. Estudiantes celebrates its 17th star. Always a winner, with that special mystique. Now to dream about the Libertadores.
