In need of a deep change of air to then go for results. Of course, in Argentine soccer they proclaim triumphs, but Peter has a virtue, especially for bringing joy where there is none.. Also, of course, an experienced strategist, who had to go to Honduras to relaunch his career, be a multi-champion and reach a big club that needed someone with his profile. Right from the start, on the first date of this Professional League Cup, the matrix of the Cyclone changed radically. He made it a dynamic team, which is almost always on the right foot and with two very flexible lines of four. Both Cerutti and Centurion may be able to transform into a striker. In fact, many times San Lorenzo made the transition from defense to attack with five players, because Fernández Mercau is a clearly creative central midfielder and capable of stepping into the area.
The tie that San Lorenzo drew against one of the most intense rivals that could be found in this Cup was good. Troglio just got a Banfield loaded with kids that at times is a coin toss. You can play a very good first half and get punctured in the second, as happened last night.
From the start, Dabove’s team was the one that set the pace of the game. San Lorenzo I go with you. Although at times he was overcome, he showed character to endure the storm with some very clear functions. Gordillo was the brand five that he recovered and scratched as much as he could, Zapata was a center back who won all the hand-to-hand duels and Torrico appeared whenever he was needed. They weren’t many times. Especially with some mid-distance shots. But he was. And Troglio, grateful. This Cyclone will be a tough team, but when they can they will also play. This Friday he did it in the second half, but he lacked a bit of punch in the last meters. Bareiro was not connected and was not the area reference that San Lorenzo needed to hurt Banfield.
The goalless draw, in short, ended up being the fairest thing for development. For the Cyclone, starting with your own bow at zero is a more than positive item. He needs to gain confidence after a very poor 2021 and starting away from home and against a young and demanding rival was a good measure to know where the Troglio cycle will start from. It lacks, of course, polish many details. At times it was overtaken by the wings and ended up being a team that was too open and long. That was when Banfield complicated it at the beginning. The local, for its part, showed that if the kids they have mature a little faster than expected, it can become one of the surprises of the championship. They have rhythm, an explosion in heads-up play and if they get regularity it’s hard for any team to keep up with them.
The Cup started for two teams that, in silence, can get into the top four.
Martegani almost gave the Drill a penalty over the hour. Photo: Capture TV
Uvita Fernández could not find a way around Banfield. Photo: CASLA press
Gordillo took Urzi ahead. Weak game of the midfielder so far. Photo: Capture TV
Dario Cvitanich watches his companions from the stalls. Photo: Capture TV
Ortigoza waits on the bench. Photo: Capture TV
Centurion plays his first match with the Raven. Photo: Capture TV
San Lorenzo cannot accommodate themselves against Banfield. Photo: Fotobaires
San Lorenzo can not against the rhythm of the Drill that locks it in its arc. Photo: CASLA press
The mark that Lollo left on Cerutti. A memory. Photo: Capture TV
