The forward kicked the last penalty of the shootout in the semifinal against Argentinos Juniors and did not miss. The story of the Brazilian footballer who plays for the Liniers club.
Vélez reached the final of the League Cup after beating Argentinos Juniors on penalties in the semifinal and wait for a rival: Boca or Estudiantes.
The match played in San Nicolás was defined by the 23-year-old forward born in Búzios, Brazil, Lenny Lobato with a cross shot in the fifth penalty for the Liniers team. The footballer, who had a clear chance during the 90 regulation minutes, has an illustrious surname in our country and it is not by chance since Lenny is the grandson of Nélida Lobato, a historic star of the Argentine Republic, who also shone in Europe and the USA.
In an interview with ESPNa few months ago Lobato spoke about her grandmother: “Many tell me that she is very well known here. I do not take dimension because I was born in Buzios and I stayed there until I was 16″.
Along these lines, the forward revealed that he has Nélida Lobato as a reference: “They told me that she was very famous, that she was a star when she was very small when here they were very tall in general and she was innovative. They told me that they didn’t want her here, she went to Paris and Las Vegas; It’s a story of resilience and I lean on that too.”.
His goal that gave Vélez the final
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