What happened to the Argentine football fields: from the Rosario Central mountain pasture to the cases of Racing and Vélez

The first conclusion left by this furious outburst League Cup, with 84 matches in 27 days, is how complicated and unpredictable Argentine football is, with a greater number of away victories than local ones, few goals and several surprises. The second is visual: eThe pathetic state of some playgroundswith burnt grass, mud, pits and sand, making it difficult for players to act and putting their physical health at risk.

Intercasa football in the world champion country is going through a crisis linked to economical variants, logically. And bleeding abroad is an evil that managers, coaches and fans are already getting used to dealing with. To give an example, the best goalkeeper of 2023, Augusto Batalla, of San Lorenzo, left the ranked Ciclón for the Libertadores and went to fight against relegation with Granada of Spain. The truth is never sad and there seems to be no remedy.

But if the musicians are missing, the AFAthrough the Professional League, you should keep an eye on the score. On these first two dates that are being played the pitches were horrible. He could see himself on a World Cup stage like that of the champion Central rosary and in that of the “new millionaire” Racing Clubbut also in a model institution and stadium like that Velez. There are more cases.

“Today the pitch was not suitable to play our football, that’s not an excuse (sic),” he said. Juanfer Quintero after the 0-1 against Unión al Cilindro, the night in which the Academy debuted all its reinforcements with Gustavo Costas leading the team but crashed against Tatengue and the hard grass in the areas.

The sequence of four recitals of La Renga He left the Avellaneda club, reportedly, around 120 thousand dollars, money that should be invested in the stadium works, a constant request from the members of the club chaired by Víctor Blanco.

The case was different Centralwho in the first home match after winning the 2023 League Cup final, had a game influenced by the playing field. To say the grass was in poor condition seems like an understatement.. Miguel Ángel Russo’s team welcomed Banfield into a real pasture, worthy of the lowest categories of regional tournaments.

The best image of the 0-0 draw between Canalla and Taladro was created by whoever Nacho Malcorra, the number 10 who takes free kicks like Messi but who collided with a piece of ground and sent the ball everywhere. The explanation, in this case, has to do with a delay in the renovation of the Gigante de Arroyito.

Given the wait to play with the Libertadores and the possible return Angelo Di Mariathe Rosario team has been working since November to expand the capacity of its stadium by 6 thousand spectators, to reach a total of 45 thousand. To do this they had to lower the level of the pitch, and the reseeding of the grass did not arrive in time to be optimal for the debut: the company in charge of the renovation works provides the details week after week on the club’s official website presided over by him Gonzalo Belloso.

In Linersthe muddy and pitted grass despite the absence of rain ended up damaging both teams but especially the local team, who had to fight against Independiente but also against the grass to reach Rey’s goal. Joaquin Lasoformer Velez and today del Rojo, author of the evening (with a header), regretted having played in those conditions.

As in Racing, the extra income that clubs get from hosting recitals and events ends up damaging the fundamental aspect of the institutions, namely their football teams. What is striking about Vélez is that last year, during the government of President Rapisarda, he inaugurated a hybrid grass that was presumed resistant to these extra-sporting activities in the Amalfi area.

Hurricane AND Mouth They prioritized common sense and chose to give up their locations, albeit with decisions that did not go unnoticed by their partners.

El Globo appreciated the excellent conditions of the pitch shown by Argentinos Juniors but had to play two hours earlier (the match started at 5pm, with 36 degrees of heat), the fans had to go to La Paternal and in sport ended losing 2-1 against Talleres.

In the case of field, a situation which is already suffering at Bombonera and which will become more intense at Bidegain.

From the club chaired by Juan Román Riquelme they explained that the reason for the move has nothing to do with the club’s planning, but rather has to do with the delay of the controversial December elections, when three tents were erected and removed on the ‘grass. weeks later than expected following the jurisdiction of the elections.

Argentine football, so punished in recent years, began 2024 with red numbers in one of the few aspects that could have been predicted: the blessed grass where the ball runs. Another failure in the “product”, as Claudio Tapia likes to define Argentine football.