It can be said that it was against the worst team in the averages and in the annual table, but what a triumph Vélez achieved this Wednesday night to get out of the relegation zone. It was 2 to 1 over Arsenal de Sarandí in Liniers to not only rise in the fight for permanence but also get among the four best in Zone A (4th with 9 points).
The Gallego Méndez team arrived in the dreaded penultimate place in the annual table, along with Gimnasia La Plata, so Santiago Castro’s header goal at 13 minutes gave them a good dose of oxygen.
Arsenal (3 points) is going from bad to worse, it lost its best player in the transfer market (Santiago Toloza to Independiente) and even had interim “Cafú” Espínola on the bench after the resignation of Federico Vilar. But like against River (1-3 at the Monumental), they put up a fight and even reached the tie just after the second half started, through Lucas Brochero.
Everything was nerves in Amalfitani, with the exception of midfielder Juan Ignacio Méndez, who in the 77th minute took a long right hand from another game and beat the volley of the always worthy Alejandro Medina. Méndez scored the great goal, Vélez held on with a strong leg and the local public let off steam.
2023-09-21 01:14:29
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