Vélez Sarsfield beat Colón 1-0 tonight at the Campus, in Maldonado, the Uruguayan venue of the Río de la Plata Cup, which had a very special trophy up for grabs called Leonardo Burián, in homage to Liniers’ eastern guard with a past in the Santa Fe, which the goalkeeper himself received and showed to the fans of both teams.
In addition to the victory of Vélez, other good news was given by the return of captain Lautaro Gianetti, after a prolonged inactivity due to a ligament injury.
The only goal of the match was converted, from a penalty kick in the 43rd minute of the first half, by the man who was ultimately chosen as the star of the match, striker Lucas Janson. This instance was caused by an error in the departure of settler goalkeeper Ignacio Chicco.
Both teams have Uruguayan coaches, since Vélez is led by Alexander Medina and Colón, Marcelo Saralegui.
The santafesinos will present themselves again this Wednesday against the Uruguayan team of River Plate, from Montevideo, while Vélez will do it against Nacional. Earlier on Tuesday, Atlético Tucumán will make his debut against Universidad César Vallejo’s Peruvian.
These matches are part of the so-called “Río de la Plata Series”, a South American competition which sees the participation of 19 teams from this part of the continent and which includes representatives from Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Ecuador.
Source: Clarin
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