On the 17th of the Professional Football League 2024, Velez defeated Racing by 1 to 0 in local conditions. The only goal of the match was scored by Brian Romero in the last minutes of the second half. In this way the set of Gustavo Quinteros He achieved an important victory in his dream of being champion.
Analyzing the match, the 90 minutes were highly contested. Vélez was slightly superior although in general terms the match in Liniers had few scoring chances. Until at the end Romero scored the only goal of the duel with a header thanks to a cross from Thiago Fernández.
This is how the standings were
After today’s victory, Vélez is the absolute leader of the Professional League with 36 points through eleven wins, three draws and three losses. 30 goals for and only 11 against. His second is Huracán with 31. While Talleres completes the podium with 30 and less game. There are ten dates remaining so Fortín is the top favorite to win the title.
Romero was chosen as the figure of the meeting. These were his feelings: “The truth is that we played a great game. We were not good in the last pass, we had several situations. But the prize came at the end of so much insistence. We played a great game today. “We tried until the end.”
While he also added the following: “This team knows how to reverse results. Today we knew that we had to show a show of character. We are happy. I live very peacefully thanks to the work of my colleagues. I am very happy for them. There is still a long way to go, our first objective is to qualify for the cups. Today we are strong at home, we will see near the end of the championship.”
On the Racing side, they fell to 7th place with 25 points. Therefore, several sectors consider that the Academy was left out of the fight for the championship. Although looking to the future it still has to continue adding units in the annual table.
How is the date going?
For the 17th date of the 2024 Professional Football League, San Lorenzo will face Institute tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. as a visitor. The duel between the Ciclón and the Córdoba team can be seen through “TNT Sports” with the stories of Fernando Lingiardi and comments by Matías Bustos Milla. It is worth clarifying that this option is only valid for those who have the “Football Pack”. To contract this service, it is necessary to contact these numbers: DirecTV 0810-999-2211, Cablevisión 0800-199-6835 and Telecentro 6380-8888.
GOAL FROM VÉLEZ!! ROMERO ON THE CLOSING FOR THE 1-0 ANTE RACING!!
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