Just two months ago, Aldosivi (Mar del Plata) entrusted to him Guillermo Vari To save it from almost complete decline. The coach is one of the team leaders Belgrano Which caused a decline river In 2011, he took over with the certainty of reversing a trend that seemed irreversible: the Sharks were an undefeated team. Whoever started the games was defeated emotionally. It smelled like First National.
Vari started poorly, unable to break the Mar del Plata stalemate. Three defeats in a row (vs. Sarmiento, Tigre and Argentinos Juniors) They left Tiburon on the verge of eviction. Shortly after taking over, when the Sharks had gone nine games without a win, Farry and the team received a visit from the pub. In the midst of a hostile atmosphere, DT calmed them down: “We are all dependent on the result and it is infuriating. We are working for it. We know that showing a stance is necessary. We understand your demands. We know that you are there.”
With a very small margin of error. However, the coach trusted the work and the inherited team. In restoring the self-respect of that group of players who had a mission before them: to save themselves.
What followed was Almost a sporting miracle The coaching staff, of course, will attribute this to the daily work: four wins in six matches. The last one, on Saturday, was surrounded by the epic that meant preserving the category in front of its fans, and by the 4-2 victory over its rival – San Martín de San Juan – which ended up being relegated due to that defeat. Tiburon fans, many of whom insulted football players until recently, will never forget it Final race From the Vari team. That vortex.
Of course, if Aldosivi reaches the deadline with the chance to remain among the 30 first-class teams, it is because Godoy Cruz It was broken into pieces and because the people of San Juan did not have enough to lift it Leandro Romagnoli As a coach. And because the ruling Luis Lobo Medina -At the request of VAR- a penalty kick was awarded to him recontrapolemic And questionable for Tiburon last week against Banfield. to Federico GinoA pure-hearted Uruguayan who did not care about the circumstance, he changed it with a goal. The goal that extended the fighting until the last date. Until this Saturday.
mouse He will be the main protagonist of the film, which is a short film full of emotions. From a team that gritted its teeth and promised not to waste any more goals. To be smarter. To play better and attack your rivals. After all, no one donated even two coins for the salvation of the people of Mar del Plata. That inevitability And the pressure of the masses He became stronger For players. Jorge CarranzaThe captain is concrete proof of that. Older than him Hugo Orlando Gatti He surpassed him in July by playing a first-class match at the age of 44 years and 25 days. This Saturday, he committed a fatal error in goal. roadblock. Far from falling, he made four Abbreviations That kept the shark in the game. The goalkeeper can retire quietly – if he wants to, of course. His hands were vital to the team’s continuity. Your team.
Santiago Moya It also provided a personality test. With the score at 0-1, he went looking for a second ball in the San Martin area, received it in the heart of the area and identified it as if it were a great number nine. He is Central defender He scored a goal that will be remembered as the one that opened the way to redemption. It could be said that those feelings were worth two, because while the fans were celebrating, Aldosivi made another conversion. Franco Rami, the main substitute, also scored an unforgettable goal for him.
Moya’s mistake for rushing too hard to avoid scoring an opponent’s goal, VAR call, penalty kick, and San Martin 2-2 two minutes before the end of the match. At that point, Aldosivi knew he was relying on himself – Godoy Cruz had drawn Riestra and was about to finish – and that in his head he was stronger than Saint Martin And that his fans – loyal and numerous – accompanied him in Minilla, which will soon undergo a necessary plastic surgery.
San Martin celebrated the tie that gave them life. But almost from the start of the first half, it was Aldosivi who was celebrating. Lekanda’s mistake and Gianni’s goalwho could say “thank you to the staff”, as if he were in the Central Casino, just a few steps from the Mar del Plata Rambla. A crazy celebration of 40 – that is, 10 – and a flapping shirt and a victory that was already constant at that time. Like always. Preciado’s score of 4-2 from a penalty kick will remain just a story.
The people of Mar del Plata repeated the story of 2024, when they ran from behind like those horses that start badly and then give up at the end of the race. His final matches allowed him promotion to the Pro League. His latest commitments for 2025 have allowed him to stay. Clearly, the shark shows its teeth when time is of the essence.
story Godoy CruzOn the other hand, it is the opposite of those in Mar del Plata. Just three months ago he was playing in the round of 16 South American Cup against Atletico Mineiro. Tomba is in second place. The Brazilian national team, now managed by Jorge Sampaoli, will contest the final of the continental championship: deciding the title with Lanus in Asuncion, Paraguay.
There is no administrative move to bet on it Omar AsaadA coach beloved by the fans, Godoy saved Cruz from relegation. Football in Mendoza has become accustomed to good things: only in 2025 did it celebrate promotion sports club and Argentina Cup to Independent Rivadavia. The Land of Fine Wine would have three teams in the first division… but things happened.
Going down is a natural consequence of Football disintegration Which began with his departure Danielle Oldra. El Gato is a former manager, then sporting director, and later a coach. Always an icon Godoy CruzHe left the team… exactly one year ago. It was the beginning of the end, because Tomba had lost the main thing: identity. It went from being a team to becoming a collection of wills. He came back Guillermo “Paul” Fernandez After a less than productive period in Brazil. He ended up being a replacement…before RISTRA. Quite a symbol.
Pitch Feliciano Gambartremodeled, permanent payment of Indian Fernandes in midfield. Or talent Santino Andino – Did the fans complain because the club loaned him for the U-20 World Cup? – They did not deserve this end. Just as continuity rewards Aldosivi’s character in the face of adversity, so too does it Football fouls are punished -Too much- from Godoy Cruz in the last twelve months.
to Saint Martinthe third in dispute, did not reach Romagnoli is clean and jerky. With a limited team, the fact of reaching the final deadline with a chance to be saved can be considered a major achievement. That its people are excited about the prospect of staying in the elite is also an advantage for a team that has felt – like no other – making the leap from the National Premier League to the Professional League. What an irony: the Clausura table places it in eighth place and Qualified for the playoffs! But regulations prevent this. Relegation kills the final round of the round of 16. Sarmiento (Jonin), Gimnasia (La Plata) and Atletico Tucuman lick their lips in an unexpected opportunity.
Aldosivi He won his match, also, This imaginary triangle with Godoy Cruz and San Martín. The winner’s prize was neither a domestic title nor a ticket to the glittering international cups. At stake was something more important and closer to pride. It was the team’s highest profile. He spends. Continue to exist. Top notch shark. And Mar del Plata is a little happier.
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