Belgrano plays against Racing Club in the second leg today from 8 p.m Final of the First Division women’s football tournament from AFA. Again, The “pirates” contest decisive instances and show the way. For this reason, the support tonight at the Gigante de Alberdi will come not only from the heavenly fans themselves, but from the entire Córdoba football community.
This situation is not a product of chance. Belgrano is a pioneering club in this discipline that has opened doors and continues to set the course for women’s football in Córdoba and inland. Today they have to reverse the 0-1 loss in the first leg in Avellaneda. The fans and admirers have every reason to dream of Belgrano’s first title in national women’s football. A date with history.
Constructed illusions
Romina “Pepa” Gomez It is part of the “Pirates” identity, even if he no longer plays. His name and nickname are part of the legacy built over all these years and have been the key to this present. Therefore, when he talks about “his” Belgrano playing in the AFA First Division final, he shudders as he remembers the entire journey that has passed and he says: “It fills me with great emotion and pride. “It is the record of the work that was done for many years when the Cordoban Women’s League did not even exist.”
The footballer, who is the idol of many players in the current squad, added: “We have always dreamed of seeing play in the AFA, but to stay in the first division and reach a final is something incredible. This is good for our women’s football in Córdoba because it motivates the players from the province even more.”
In the same direction, Gabriela Riccathe first goalscorer that Belgrano had in the Cordoba League in 2012, when the “Pirates” began to play for points and set the course, and also the goalkeeper of the promotion from Primera C to Primera B of the AFA, emphasizes: “The Pirates convey passion, determination and fight to me: teams that arrive and leave everything behind. What happens triggers in me a mixture of pride, emotions and respect for the journey to get there. “This could be something historic.”
Sofia Salas, from the fields of the Cordobesa League to the Argentine national team
Support beyond colors
“The fact that Belgrano is playing in this final is of great importance for Cordoba women’s football,” he says. Melania OjedaFootball player from Barrio Parque. She, like the entire women’s community in Córdoba, is enthusiastic. They perceive it as their own achievement that goes beyond the colors. She, who knew how to wear the light blue jacket a few years ago, says: “The Belgrano football players show their skills and show that not everything is right in Buenos Aires. They show that we have talent in Córdoba. They really inspire the youngest girls, little girls, to want to play and dream big. I hope that more clubs in Córdoba take this route.”
Paulina Valdiviezo is the technique of General Paz Juniorsas well as a reference for the discipline in Córdoba. In dialogue with Perfil Córdoba, he affirmed that he was living this moment in a “romantic” way, affirming: “That the ‘Pirates’ have brought a new finale to these lands means continuing to write the great history of women in Córdoba, with their struggles, because this was built, imagined and dreamed.”
Valdiviezo says he was in the stands in the semi-final against River and saw how “the Córdoba football community, beyond the colors, went out to celebrate and told me that I couldn’t have imagined this even in the remotest dream when we started the league with the women’s team…” We are proud and even prouder that the “Pomu” is the leader. What a way to write history! I hope it is given to them, they deserve it.”
“Those Belgrano brands a historic event for what the fight of women’s football was and is: a symbol of effort, perseverance and perseverance that paves the way for the little ones,” he reflected. Micaela BrondinoPresident of the Integral Club. From players and coaches to executives, they support the cause. Everyone agrees: Córdoba is facing a historic event. On purpose, Yanina PalomequeAtlético captain Carlos Paz said: “Being in the final definitely means that Córdoba has made its voice heard. It was with work, commitment, discipline and the support of the club.”
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OPINION
Belgrano deserves a star
It’s exciting that Belgrano is playing in this final. For me it’s very nice because I lived the beginnings. I remember when I started as a coach and we were fighting hard to get into the AFA, we gave out a million pieces of paper asking to join. And with the leadership of Luis Fabián Artime, we succeeded. We worked a lot in the first year despite the pandemic and formed a great team to think about this project. So when you see that there are still players like Sabrina Maldonado, Mayra Acevedo, Ariana Reche and Victoria Arrieto, it suggests that we weren’t so wrong in this initial scouting, that they were players who were at the same level and who managed to assert themselves. With a coach like “Pomu” (Mariana Sánchez), a friend and colleague who is in charge and has given them strength. It is very exciting to see that the “Pomu” continues to be the one in charge, a reference. I remember my beginnings as a player in Belgrano, when we started with the coach, with Horacio, the struggles of the teammates even before I arrived, playing in many national teams, then fighting for the Cordobesa League to host a tournament and winning in 2012 was also very nice.
Belgrano are pure beautiful memories, a pioneering club that today enjoys all these investments. I hope it will be crowned with the title. Being champion would be the icing on the cake. Belgrano deserves a first star for the work of all these years, at the level of inclusion, project, development and opportunities for coaches, players and technical staff: the club has paved the way for many generations of football players. Being a star would be like continuing to set a precedent: to achieve championships you have to do things like Belgrano does.
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This finale fills me with anticipation. As a communicator, I want to tell everything that can happen about the level of Belgrano women’s football, which has been growing for years; And as a fan, it also triggers a lot of emotions for me. But above all, I am proud of the fight, of the players’ resistance to so many things and of being represented by athletes who have developed a great sense of belonging to this club. The fans identify with what they do on the pitch for Belgrano and that’s why they support them. There is a defined idea of the collective game with the ball, in which a large group of winners is united and integrated into a common goal: to become champions. They have everything for this: track record, hierarchy, experience in important competitions and they know what it’s about, what they want. They were empowered by a coaching staff with training and values that prepared them to make history many times over. Furthermore, they are committed to the goal of positioning Belgrano at the top. They have earned a place and now have another opportunity to show why they are at the top.Journalist. He played in Belgrano in the Cordobesa preliminary league and then in the LCF.
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