The preview of the Metropolitano men’s semifinals
The Metropolitan Tournament of gentlemen It has been hectic everywhere you look and the final stretch is getting closer. This Sunday, November 24, the two semifinals of the Playoffs will be played to determine those who will fight for the title. San Fernando A (1st) goes against Ciudad A (4th) in the first turn and, then, Banco Provincia (2nd) will play with Ducilo (3rd).
Another year for Sanfer that leaves no doubt in the regular phase and will go against Muni who 10 years ago gave his last Olympic lap
Nacho Bergner will have the difficult mission of unblocking a trend that has been occurring in San Fernando A in recent years. The Tricolor won the Championship Zone in 2022, the leadership of the regular phase in 2023 and repeated it again in the current season, so It will be the third consecutive time that they have played in the Playoffs since the semifinals after being champions for the last time in 2021.
In the two previous editions it was eliminated in this instancedespite being the most regular team in the year and he only managed to win twice (2017 and 2021 and in both times he was champion) of the last seven in a row to which he qualified. It will be time to show that the 64 points achieved in the year (20 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses) with 84 goals for and 42 against will not remain just another anecdote.
On the front side, City A transformed the frustration of losing the classic with GEBA in last year’s Playoffs into its fuel to face 2024 with a different mentality. Fourth place was very creditable. They finished the regular phase with 45 points, the product of 13 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, with 68 goals for and 51 against. They have gone six games in a row without losing (they won 4 and tied 2) and qualified for the semi-finals after five years, after convincingly beating Hurling.
Head to head, Sanfer won both matches this year against Muni. It was 4 to 2 on date 9 in the first round and 3 to 2 in Núñez in the second.
The usual one against the newbie: Banco and Ducilo, a duel to rent balconies
On the other side of the key, Province Bank He once again demonstrated all his power in Buenos Aires hockey in the last 25 years. In the last decade they managed to reach the top four eight times and qualified for the final six times, in addition to winning four titles. The numbers are irreproachable for Ignacio Nano Ortíz’s team, who finished second in the regular phase. They won 15 games, tied 6 and lost 5, which gives a total of 51 points. They scored 54 goals and conceded 36.
However, recent history indicates that Los Piratas have not finished higher on the podium since 2019, a place they want to return to after winning 11 trophies of the last 25.
On the other hand, the current situation of Ducilus in gentlemen is, at the same time, the result of a Complete historical management of the Berazategui club. He achieved his first qualification to a Playoff semi-finaland furthermore, the ladies came third in ‘B’ and are going through the promotion Playout against San Lorenzo, and the men’s ‘B’ strip finished first in ‘C’ and is in full fight for the championship.
As far as those led by Pablo Moreira are concerned, the creditable third place in the regular phase It came from 15 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses with great scoring potential (82 goals scored) and a solid defense (the fourth team that conceded the fewest goals with 51).
He arrived at this stage after beating none other than GEBA, finalist in the last three editions of the championship, in the previous crossing.
In the head-to-head of the year, Banco Provincia is the one that had a clear dominance. They won both matches in the regular phase. It was 2 to 1 on the eighth day in the first round and 4 to 2 in the second.
