THE appointment with the classics is just around the corner and teams are already starting to compete against their eternal rivals. And those who took care of heating up the preview to the max were none other than the people themselves. Marcelo Moretti AND Davide Garzónpresidents of Saint Lawrence AND Hurricanerespectively.
Saturday starting at 7.30pm at the Adolfo Ducó will be the moment in which the two clubs will light up in the 189th edition of the greatest neighborhood classic in the world. But in the countdown Moretti tried to gain a certain advantage by lowering the price of the match and compared Globo to Boca.
“It’s a very important neighborhood classic. For me Boca is more important as a classic“But hey, we have to give it the importance of the case,” the president said in a dialogue with ESPN, sparking irritation in Parque Patricios.
“I prefer to beat Boca before Huracán“added Moretti to add spice to the previous one.
The “largest neighborhood classic in the world” is coming and Marcelo Moretti, president of Ciclón, has been controversial: HE PREFERS TO BEAT A MOUTH BEFORE THE HURRICANE!
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It didn’t take long for the shots to reach Huracán’s headquarters. That’s why Garzón himself tried to double down and didn’t mince words to ignore San Lorenzo.
“If we talk about a classic neighborhood, I see it as more classic from Riestra than from Boca, without a doubt.“, he said on ESPN, joking about the proximity that exists between the stadiums of the two clubs, separated by a few meters in the Bajo Flores neighborhood.
Continuing with Moretti’s statements, Garzón clarified that he has no doubts about the order of rivalries that marks the history of Huracán. “Our classic is San Lorenzo, that’s out of the question. It seems to me that it’s more of a chicane than anything else. Everyone knows the classics, they are historical,” she said.
#Hurricane David Garzon responds to the president of San Lorenzo, who tried, as every time he could, to minimize the previous week’s match and then experience it as a final.
“If we talk about neighborhood classics, I see them as more classics from Riestra than from Boca” pic.twitter.com/Wl2QX1WzBJ
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Likewise, on Globo’s part, the response did not only come from the lips of its president, but also from its first vice president. Gustav Mendelovich He also picked up the glove and warned: “As a football man I prefer to stay quiet and wait for the match. I’m not interested in arguing, we have to maintain a bit of respect. I understand Chicana and folklore but I prefer to talk after the game, before we are all phenomena“.
Likewise, Moretti was not the only one from San Lorenzo to join the crossfire between the clubs, but the captain of Cuervo Adam Bareirowho has already become a specialist in breaking the thermal in every classic, said: “We don’t lose against those“
And regarding the president’s phrase, speaking with Tyc Sports, he agrees: “All the matches we have are very important, but I also think that playing against Boca is better than against Huracánbut we have to go out and play with the responsibility it deserves.”
????️ BAREIRO: “I SHARE WITH MORETTI. A MOUTH – SAN LORENZO I TAKE IT MUCH BETTER THAN WITH HURACÁN”
The Ciclón striker assured that he shared the statements of the president of his institution, who had assured that the Globo match “is a very classic match… pic.twitter.com/oCnL7ukCTX
— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) February 19, 2024
Unless a new protagonist decides to fully commit to this round trip, the next step will be at Parque Patricios to define the winner of this duel that began off the pitch several days in advance.
How teams get to the classic
El Ciclón arrives having achieved their first victory in the League Cup and at home, following three draws and two previous defeats. Before the Globe the team he manages Dario Insuawill try to continue on the path to victory.
For its part, Huracán arrives with four defeats, a draw, a victory and with an interim coach, following the resignation of Facundo Sava after losing about an hour with Vélez 1-0. Even though the Globe is keen on hiring Ariel Holan as a successor, the signs point to him Gaston Coyettesporting director of the youth teams, will take charge of the team this week on an interim basis.
Source: Clarin
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