Italian, from being in E in 2005 to playing in a Metro final
In its fourth Playoff in 40 years of club history, Italian will compete, for the first time, in a Metropolitano final against a historic team like San Fernando. In a match and a definition for heart attack, the team led by Juan Casas, which had just tied 1 to 1 against Ciudad and advanced by sporting advantage, tied 2 to 2 against GEBA in regular time and triumphed 4 to 3 in shoot-outs to go in search of the title.
The three previous antecedents of Tano competing in the Playoffs had ended in the following way:
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2013: defeat in quarterfinals vs. River by 2 to 0 and obtaining 5th place against Hacoaj after winning 4 to 3.
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2014: fall in the quarterfinals vs. San Fernando for shoot-outs and again obtaining fifth place against Hacoaj by 5 to 4.
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2022: victory in the quarterfinals against River by 3 to 1 and defeat in the semifinals on penalties vs. San Fernandothe rival of next Saturday’s final. They took 3rd place after beating Santa Bárbara 2 to 1.
Without a doubt, Italiano is a club that has been growing by leaps and bounds throughout these last few years and mainly in 2025. A team that has been led by Juan Casas since 2005 and that went from playing in the first E at that time, with a natural grass field, to competing in the Playoffs again and going straight to the final 20 years later.
In the middle, Tano went from having only 80 players in the entire Club, from being promoted to D in 2005 and C in 2006, to B in 2008 and to A in 2010. Although, in its first year in the top category (2011) the club was relegated, they quickly returned to A and Since 2013 they have been uninterruptedly at the top of Buenos Aires Metropolitan hockey.
Although it still remains to be disputed the final next Saturday, November 29 against San Fernando, from 1:30 p.m. and with DisneyPlus Premium plan transmissionthe Italian Club is now in history. Yes indeed, Della Testa goes for everything and wants to be champion of the Metropolitan Tournament of Hockey 2025.
