Gimnasia and Velez lived as a “family”. The excuse was a match on the 15th date of the final tournament. Nicholas Barros Schelotto, Melizo’s son (19 years old) appeared smiling in the forest, playing his third match in the first division. Your father, William, It is a Lobo reference where he played 211 matches. But he reached the position of coach of the Phillies: fate had to cross them in this way so that the coach could see him “on the field” for the first time, after seeing him on TV in the big win over River, in Monumental. Nicolas went to the opponent’s bench, embracing first Uncle Gustavo and then Father Guillermo, in an emotional moment of the afternoon. Nicholas, who was very respectful, also continued his compliments to the entire Phillies bench. Guillermo was received with great enthusiasm and a flag was raised with the legend: “Millie, in La Boca you are an idol. In the jungle you are God.”
Fernando Zanerato’s team had a double win: due to the outstanding salary claim, they did not train on Friday and Saturday, but the players had a good win over Velez, although the goal of saving themselves from relegation had already been achieved by the previous results at the weekend. The players felt physically exhausted, especially 20 minutes after the start of the second stage, but… They won 2-0 With annotations by Marcelo Torres and Jeremias Merlo. They still have a chance to qualify for the Clausura playoffs.
Mariano Mesera, Lobo’s sporting director, and other leaders of the local club presented Guillermo Barros Schelotto with a shirt in advance, in appreciation of his career at Trebeiro. Meanwhile, there was a trunk filled with Barros Schelotto’s family members, including mother and wife Matilde. The sun was warm during the first minutes of the match. It seemed like a summer afternoon.
“It’s a very special match to face my father. I never imagined it.” Nicholas said seconds before the game. He added in statements to the ESPN Premium channel broadcasting the match: “It is peace of mind to know that we have achieved the goal of saving ourselves from relegation. The victory over River was very important. We are happy with how things turned out, but we want to continue winning.” At the end, when the result was announced, he said with evident enthusiasm: “We played a great game, as is the case with River.” We showed that we can compete for this club. Now we want to get into the top eight. It was an absolute pleasure to play on this field… It was a dream-like victory. Playing in this stadium and for this club. With my family, with the old man on the other side…but he was there too. My grandfather was missing, he was just missing. But he supports me from heaven.” Regarding how his father Guillermo left, he explained: “I will talk to him later. I know him, he must be hot because he doesn’t even like to lose at tricks. But today it’s our turn.”
They both came to this meeting more relaxed because of each other’s gifts. Nicholas left with peace of mind when he learned this, After his team’s weekend results Remaining in the highest tier of Argentine football was guaranteedThis is after suffering from the possibility of decline for several months. The economic situation of the La Plata club is not good, as the leadership had to urgently cancel a debt with the team for three months (at least) so that the team can focus again on Estancia Chica for this encounter with Fortin.
Nicolas Barros Schelotto, midfielderHe made his debut against Estudiantes in the La Plata Classic (2-0 defeat). He was involved from the start, as was the case in the win over River (1-0), which also added morale to that final match in which Insafran sent the penalty kick to Borja. In his third match, he had to face his father. In shirt number 17He received a free kick in the 20th minute of the start of the first half, which went near Marchiore’s right post. He was involved in recovering the ball in the action in which Queiroz was later reprimanded for a foul on Panaro. He himself took a “wall penalty” but his shot bounced off the opponent’s fixed formation; However, that second play ended with a great save from Marchiore on Panaro.
Guillermo appeared in his usual appearance, a light blue shirt and blue pants. Gustavo always looks more athletic. His team respected the same idea as always, with importance and authority. He came out on the attack and was close to converting with a shot from Maher Carrizo coming close to the goalkeeper’s top right corner and another shot from outside the area by Rodrigo Aleandro hitting the crossbar.
There was a moment of tension: the Gimnasia bar, in the run-up to the elections that would be held a month later, was throwing thunder bombs into several aisles in order to suspend the match? It’s all very strange. The fact is that referee Yael Falcon Perez called the police To alert them of the situation.
Gymnastics hit first with A wonderful goal from Celo Torres in the 32nd minute of the first half: Nicolas Barros Schelotto participated At the beginning of the game, with a header pass to Panaro; That opened the door for Pintado, and after a cross from the right flank, a brilliant assist came from Piedrahita, who passed the ball to Marcelo Torres, who scored with a brilliant cross from his left foot. But even the celebration cannot be completed because Falcon Perez called the police again because they threw a red hammer at him from the local newspaperone of those heavy emergencies: it bounced off the grass and hit him in the face. regrettable.
The goal made Gimnasia gain more confidence after a perfect free kick Nicolas Barros Schelotto – left footed from the right to the penalty spot – Giampaoli header very wellBut Marchiore sent the ball into the corner, avoiding the 0-2 score. From that subsequent shot, the son of Melizo sought to score the “Olympic” goal. El Lobo managed to go into the break with a two-goal lead: Torres was handsome on the counter-attack and again demanded Marchiore with a low shot at the near post.
3 minutes after the start of the second half, Nicolas Barros Schelotto scored a goal Fixed play from the corner: Holding his head as a ‘signal’, the shot was fired from the left on the penalty spot and Enzo Martinez missed the shot, coming from behind attacking the space, otherwise it would have been a very clear chance.
Velez was far from the offensive prowess he usually displays, But he never stopped searching: he caused concern with a left-footed shot from Pizzini that Insafran controlled and a corner from Maher Carrizo that Aleandro headed home and the ball hit the post.
DT Zaniratto received the Change Award Jeremiah Merlo For Panaro (he was challenging him a lot) and on the second ball the 19-year-old striker touched, he raced wide and scored a stunning goal to make it 2-0 after rounding goalkeeper Marchiore. It was 23 minutes.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto made three changes together: Matthias Pellegrini by Elias Gomez; Manuel Lanzini for Bouzat and Florian Monzon for Godoy. But Lobo was closer to converting the third than the Phillies opponent.
Nicolas Barros Schelotto touched 57 ballsMade 33 passes (84.8% success rate according to Opta Stats Performance data), recovered three balls in possession; He made a mistake and received another: he didn’t score on goal, but he played a good game. My father Guillermo, very respected, He left greeting a rival coach and some old acquaintances Entity La Plata. He is hot because he “does not like to lose even in tricks,” but – at the same time – he knows that the one who hit him is his son.
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