San Fernando A champion of the Metropolitano 2024

The second final was played on Saturday, November 30, starting at 4:30 p.m. The two best teams in the championship, San Fernando A, first in the regular phase, and Banco Provincia, second, tied 2 to 2 in regular time, and Tricolor won 2 to 0 on Australian penalties and became champions.

At the start of the match, Gonzalo Merino He felt discomfort in his abductor and had to leave a few minutes after the start. During the first 15 minutes Sanfer He was very vertical and explosive, going forward to look for the goal, and Banco Provincia could not get out of that rival’s pressure, but in the second part of the first half he settled in, showing himself much more offensive and orderly. Iñaki Minadeo (21′), of dragging, broke the zero and put the Pirate ahead. Going towards halftime, the game became a constant back and forth, but no further difference was made.

The first part of the second half did not have the intensity of the first 30 minutes, but the two teams went out to search, Tricolor the tie, and Banco Provincia increased the difference. After a short corner obtained by Marco Aguirregomezcortahe Basque Then he executed a strong drag to the table, and after 36 minutes of the game he left the match 1 to 1.

The last quarter started with everything. After an error in an exit from Banco Provincia and a recovery of the Tricolor, the Basque assisted Guido Barreiros, who received a foul Tomas Bettagliowhich was punished with a penalty. Matías Saliva (48′) He executed it and put San Fernando 2 to 1 on the scoreboard. With eight minutes left before the end of the match, Ignacio Bergner’s team had nine players on the field due to yellow cards, Pedro Travis and Matías Reyand Ignacio Ortiz’s team took out the goalkeeper, Iñaki Suárez Pino, to have a numerical advantage of three. The lines of Sanfer They were behind the 25-yard line, avoiding leaving free spaces.

With only five minutes left and taking advantage of the numerical superiority, the Pirate won a penalty, and Matteo Fernández (54′) He tied the score and gave Vicente López’s team another chance. The result was 2 to 2, and they went to the definition by shoot-outs.

Definition of Australian penalties

The shooters were Guido Barreiros, Felipe Merlini, Matías Rey, Agustín Bonanno and Marco Aguirregomezcorta for San Fernando, who also changed the goalkeeper, and Agustín Magdalena entered for Beccar Varela. On the side of Banco Provincia: Joaquín Toscani, Facundo Navarro, Lucas Vila, Antonio Sanz and Iñaki Minadeo.

First it was the turn of Sanfer with Vasco, who despite not having listened to the referee, scored quickly and scored 1-0. Joaquín Toscani was the first shooter for Pirata, and Agustín Magdalena saved, maintaining the advantage for his team. Then it was the turn of Felipe Merlini, who after a rebound from Iñaki Suárez Pino, scored a goal after eight seconds had ended and after the video review, the goal was not validated.

Facundo Navarro, the Bariloche native and Los Leones de Pista player, got clear but the shot hit the crossbar, and he couldn’t convert. Guido Barreiros did not complicate things and with a half turn left the match at 2 to 0. Agustín Cutu Magdalena saved Lucas Vila’s penalty, and then Iñaki Suárez Pino did the same with Agustín Bonanno’s. Magdalena, the great hero without a cape of San Fernando and of the shoot-outs, saved Antonio Sanz’s penalty, giving the title to the Victoria club.

San Fernando Formation: Juan Cruz Beccar Varela, Rodrigo Marchese, Jaime Terzi, Fermín Merlini, Guido Barreiros, Felipe Merlini, Matías Rey, Agustín Bonanno, Tobías Viviant, Matías Saliva, Marco Aguirregomezcorta. Substitutes: Agustín Magdalena, Lorenzo Somaini, Lisandro Somma, Celedonio Merlini, Pedro Travi, Guido Nobili, Lisadro Duran, Mateo Magdalena, Felipe Bártoli. DT: Ignatius Bergner.

Provincial Bank Training: Iñaki Suárez Pino, Iván Bouzot, Matteo Fernández, Francisco Ferrario, Facundo Navarro, Iñaki Minadeo, Tomás Bettaglio, Joaquín Toscani, Antonio Sanz, Gonzalo Merino, Lucas Vila. Substitutes: Gaspar Dubarry, Tiago Guzmán, Bautista Minadeo, Juan Cruz Basilaki, Santiago Torrigiani, Juan Cubría, Ramiro Díaz, Mateo Torrigiani, Ignacio Marchesano. DT: Ignacio Ortiz.