Agustín Mazzilli, from flying with Los Leones to defending Lomas

Agustín Mazzilli is an Argentine hockey legend, the bird He flew around the world for years with Los Leones to defend the country’s colors and today, at the twilight of his sports career, He tries to provide the best of his energies to Lomas Athletic Club.

The Metropolitan Tournament season began with a smile of joy for stick and bocce lovers, Mazzilli keeps playingbut the curious thing is that he changed places on the field: “A great friend of mine stopped playing, he freed up a place in the defense and I think the experience is enough to play back there, but it gave me a little extra motivation to appear in the backgroundbecause it’s a position I never played, so I’m motivated, glad“Agustín began reflecting.

The Bird He flew around the front area, looking for the spaces between his rivals… now that helps him avoid giving it to his opponents: “It’s another game, you run a little lessyes, that’s also why they put me there and the truth is that seeing the court from the front and always having the defenders coming forward and not behind you, is a different type of gameit is another type of game vision and it is good, it has its pros, but it also has its cons, where you have to defend a lot”.

After Paris 2024which dictated the end of his cycle in the national team, it was unknown how long Agustín would remain active in Lomas, in 2025 he had an irregular season due to injuries and in 2026 passion tipped the balance to one side: “I didn’t make the decision to stop playing, but rather I said ‘I’ll see what I do next year’. I was training and recovering my knees a lot during the summer and I felt good, It seemed to me that he had desire, motivation and if there is that desire and motivation you have to take advantage of them“Mazzilli stated.

“I’m not going to set a closing date”

To conclude, he left an ultimatum about his future: “I’m not going to set a closing date, but when I stop feeling like it I’ll stop playing.. At the club we are at a time where there are many young players, There are things to improve, work on and it seems to me that I can contribute on that side and I am going to do so.“, concluded the Olympic champion with Los Leones.