Lomas against San Fernando, an unexpected but promising final

Lomas Athletic Club and the San Fernando Club They will compete for a place at the top of the Metropolitan women’s competition. The two teams reached the final after following a very different path, but which led to the match that can be enjoyed on the DisneyPlus Premium screen.

If we talk about the papersLomas is the team that would be expected to reach this stage based on what it has done throughout the year. Those from the South Zone won 20 games, tied five and lost one. Not only the fact of sweeping throughout the championship, but they maintained the good foundation of the previous tournament and only lost one important player compared to their direct rivals who shed quite a few pieces.

The Rabbits They started the year with a new coaching staffwith Lucas Vila at the head (in his first experience as a coach), Thiago Martins as companion and Jorge Areco as physical trainer, They proposed to the Arenales team to continue building the legacy of the Metropolitan’s top champions and raised the bar to a level that was initially unthinkable. Lomas Athletic was master and lord throughout the competition, marking its presence on all the fields it set foot on and announcing that the Super 8 trophy was only the beginning of its path in search of winning everything it plays – they are also in the semifinals of the Buenos Aires Cup.

The only significant loss they had was the departure of Celina Di Santo who emigrated to have his first experience abroad, the Chela He left for Belgium and with his departure the South Zone Tricolors lost verticality and versatility in the attack, but it did not weigh on them and they reinvented themselves by advancing the lines with their greatest figure, Martina Triñanes, accompanied by her faithful double five Valentina Marcucci. The full return of the defender and goalscorer María Emilia Forcherio (13)after giving birth to Rome, next to Milli another good defender like Emma Knobla level archer like Clara Barberi and the fresh air that the little ones bring Aylin Ovejero and Morena Bouza.

Lomas Athletic had the challenge of meeting Santa Bárbara in the semifinals, but Las Damas de Gonnet were unable to gain a foothold and repeat what they had done in 2023, so LAC came out with the knife between their teeth to achieve the long-awaited pass to another final. no appeals.

The case of Club San Fernando is quite disparatethe current champions suffered different losses throughout the championship that meant that the team was not at its best. Perhaps the most striking is the absence of its starEugenia Trinchinetti, but not only for the Bird but they also lost what is still their championship scorer: Alina Piccardo (12). Added to Valentina Costa Biondi – key in the 2023 final -, Sol Pagella, Bárbara Dichiara and the injuries of Luciana Grom and Sofía Cosentino. If we focus on analyzing the starting 11 of the 2023 final against Santa Bárbara, and the one from the pass to the final against GEBA, There are only four players that Agustín Lavagno was able to repeat: Julieta Lozzia, Pilar Serrano, Maitena Altamirano and Lucía Sanguinetti.

gugahelped by Jaime Terzi, had to resort to different players who usually play in the intermediate field to nourish the First and Second Division squad. bring out the gene of the yacht club to win a new final and the fourth in a row.

Sanfer will seek to add the fifth metropolitan title in its history, while Lomas – the King of Cups in the matter – will try to continue increasing its legacy and be the first team (both in women and men) to reach 20 Metro trophies.