Vélez suffered to achieve the victory that took him to the top again

Velez beat him 1 to 0 Tigerin the match they played tonight at the José Amalfitani stadium, for the twenty-first date of the Professional League 2024.

“Fortín” took the lead 30 minutes into the second half, with a goal against defender Gian Nardelli, who wanted to deflect a cross from striker Claudio Aquino into the corner and ended up putting it into his own goal.

In the first half, the only clear arrivals were for the visitor. At 11 minutes, after a corner at the far post, defender Nahuel Banegas headed in front of a goalkeeper who did not come out to cut the center. Center back Valentín Gómez saved his team by rejecting over the line.

Seven minutes later, the visitor had a new goal play.

At 18 minutes, a cross from the left enabled midfielder Gonzalo Maroni, whose shot was blocked but fell to forward Facundo Ferreyra, who finished inside the six-yard box and generated the first save from goalkeeper Tomás Marchiori.

Vélez had no dangerous chances in the entire first half, apart from a distant shot by striker Braian Romero in the 41st minute, which was inaccurate.

But the local team came out much better in the second half. Coach Gustavo Quinteros’ team began to press higher, dominate possession and reach the rival goal with danger.

His first arrival was 11 minutes into the second half, when a corner from Aquino enabled defender Emanuel Mammana, whose header deflected off a defender and went close to the crossbar.

Midway through the second half, Vélez had ten minutes of fury that left him with a very even game. At 21 minutes, a searching cross from winger Francisco Pizzini reached Braian Romero, who improvised a half turn and finished on goal, but again lacked precision.

A minute later, at Tigre’s start from the back, Romero pressed, recovered and left the ball to Aquino, who raised his head and assisted the winger Francisco Pizzini, who had time to finish but his shot went high.

In the 23rd minute the home team arrived clearly again.

Winger Thiago Fernández managed a counterattack and put Braian Romero one-on-one, who finished on goal and his shot was deflected off the left shoulder of goalkeeper Felipe Zenobio.

Vélez was already besieging coach Sebastián Domínguez’s team and after 30 minutes he scored the winning goal. Thiago Fernández opened the ball for Aquino, who was on the left side, and put in a cross that was deflected by defender Gian Nardelli, who wanted to deflect the ball and ended up putting it inside his own goal, making it 1-0.

With this long-suffering victory, the Liniers team is once again the only leader in the 2024 Professional League, with 42 units, and is excited about obtaining a new title, six dates from the end of the championship.

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