Once a utopia, today it is reality: Women’s football from Córdoba, represented by Belgrano, became champions of the AFA First Division. December 14, 2025 will be an eternal and unforgettable day. Come on, champion! Come on, champion!
There are stories that are written with tears, efforts, sweat, hopes, sacrifices, fear… there are stories that arise from the dreams of dreamers. There are stories that come from the minds of brave people. There are stories that arise from desire and belief. And the “pirates” believed it, they dreamed it… Go ahead, champion! Come on, champion!
Mariana ‘Pomu’ Sanchezthis woman who loves Belgrano, who played, fought and fought for women’s football, is responsible for achieving what seemed crazy. That had to be her. And she was the one who made her rise as a player possible in that game in Rafaela against Newell’s, and she is the one who now, as a coach, brings Córdoba football its first title in an AFA First Division tournament. Come on, champion! Come on, champion!
There are women who are born to be eternal. The ‘Pomu’ is. And his team and his squad. Come on, champions! Come on, champions!
Belgrano and a date with history
A story full of games and illusions
The players, led by “Pomu” Sánchez, went into the final knowing that it was a date with great history, one of those that will be remembered forever and become a classic. With this impetus accompanied by more than 26,000 fans They set a record in inland discipline and tried to tie the game from the start. On the way, Avellaneda’s team had won 1-0 and this negative result had to be reversed. Alberdi’s Giant hit like on the best nights, and the players understood it that way. The Pirates showed what they wanted five minutes ago and had two clear goal situations.
AND Lourdes RodríguezAt 4′, he hit from the left, he felt dizzy, he completed the cross on the run and the eternal Mayra Acevedo. The legendary striker, who emerged from the Cordoba League, scored the 1-0 and raised the highest hopes.
It was a first half played with a knife between its teeth. And in the 29th minute another move from the left from Lourdes: cross, rebound and this time Alaides Paz made it 2-0. Goals, hugs, shouts, new hopes. A difference that could be the way forward.
But nothing is easy. And then the towering figure of Agustina Sánchez appeared. The goalkeeper made two spectacular and decisive saves that thwarted the academics’ intentions.
Sabrina Maldonado and a surprising announcement in Belgrano
Dreaming has consequences
They say the rain is epic. The drizzle too? The addition was played with the water falling from the sky, the playing field was created quickly, the pirates left no space and tried to expand the score. There was no reason to take any chances. The details were important. So “Colo” Arrieto (what a captain) and Mayra Acevedo put on the clothes of heroines, knowing the history, legacy and meaning of this game, and they played it with love, sacrifice, perhaps with little footballing brilliance, but with a character worthy of players who will write their own chapter in the great history of this sport. Come on, champions! Come on, champions!
Agustina Sánchez, Laura Felipe, Sofia Salas, Fatima Barone, Milagro Vargas, Victoria Arrieto, Dalma Mandilla, Romina Núñez, Julieta Paz, Mayra Acevedo and Lourdes Rodríguez and Guillermina Grant, Belén Taborda… and Sabrina Maldonado, Milagros Cisneros, Arianna Reche…You and many others made this possible. However, this unforgettable championship after the 2-0 win against Racing Club, which gave them the opportunity to make the Olympic round at the Gigante de Alberdi, would not have been possible without these dreams of the Pomu, the… Beti Soriano, Gabriela Ricca, Daniela Díaz, Melli Martinez, Alejandra Server, Horacio Solá… Romina “Pepa” Gómez… and so many more. Come on, champion! Come on, champions!
Sofia Salas, from the fields of the Cordobesa League to the Argentine national team
Belgrano, the women’s football of the Cordoba League, has made history. It is no longer a utopia. When women dream and act, dreams come true. Córdoba champions of the AFA First Division: Belgrano (its pioneers and these players) made it possible. Come on, champions! Come on, champions!
Writing the story of how good it feels… Carry on, Champion! Bravo, champions!
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