The Lions fell against England in their debut in the Pro League

This Tuesday, December 10 in Santiago del Estero, Los Leones debuted in the 2024/25 Pro League against England. First match of the tournament, but also for some players who were called up to the senior team for the first time and for Lucas Rey, the new coach of this team who seeks to improve every day. The match ended 3 to 1 for the English team.

The match began as expected, where the two teams shared control of the ball, without hurting the other much. The verticality of the set of Lucas Rey showed players who went on the attack with great skill, such as the defender Matias Andreottiwho also debuted with the Argentine shirt. The first 15 minutes were very even despite the fact that England had three penalty corners, the first two with good defense by the picador, Thomas Habif, and the third, he broke the defense and Stuart Rushmere (14′) opened the scoring for the English team.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the brothers Domene They had a great connection, which started with a flick of Lautaro toward Thomaswho sought to tie the game with a strong backhand hit, and the English goalkeeper, James Mazareloappeared to prevent the Argentine goal.

In the second half, even though Argentina tried to equalize the score, having more attacks and being more offensive, the rival defense remained very solid, making attacks difficult for Rey’s team. By means of another fixed play, Sam Ward (41′) increased the difference by 2 to 0. At the beginning of the last 15 minutes, Felipe Merlini (47′) He narrowed the difference, with a great deflection goal, first with the Los Leones shirt, after a powerful cross from Lucas Martínez.

With six minutes left in the game, Sam Ward (54′) He settled on his backhand and with a magnificent finish, made it 3 to 1 for England. Despite going after it, Los Leones were unable to close the difference, and the match ended in a victory for the rival team.

The Argentine headlines were: Juan Ignacio Catán, Facundo Zárate, Nicolás Keenan, Nehuén Hernando, Santiago Tarazona, Lautaro Domene, Tomás Domene, Matías Rey, Lucas Martínez, Thomas Habif, Tadeo Marcucci. Substitutes: Joaquín Ruiz, Agustín Machelett, Tobías Martins, Matías Andreotti, Agustín Bugallo, Bautista Capurro, Felipe Merlini. DT: Lucas Rey.