Lucas Pratto, a stone in the shoe that bothered the club that made him happy again

Lucas Pratto had one new spice nightL. He played again against River and played a very good game against his former team. As in the round of 16 in which Vélez eliminated Núñez, the Bear He left everything on the pitch. And with his effort and his game he helped to ensure that the Liniers team manages to equalize the game in recovery time and to give another smile to the “Velezano” public. Thus, another revenge was taken after his troubled departure from River, in a tense framework with Marcelo Gallardo.

There were five specific comedies in which Pratto made his presence known. In the first of him he shows up in the center of the area and his shot ends just above the crossbar. In the second half, at the beginning of the second half, Armani lets him drop a low cross. In the third, a header went a little to the side. In the fourth he made a formidable run down the left where he dragged Javier Pinola. And in the last one, towards the end, he won from above (Pinola claimed a push) and his header was eliminated by Armani. From there came the game of draw.

Pratto had a particular duel against Jonatan Maidana and Pinola, the historic powerhouses of this river, who had not played together for a long time and did so since playing Pinola due to the absence of David Martínez, out of love with the death of his grandfather. And although he Bear he has won some and lost others, he has demanded them at all times. It was a complication for River’s defense.

At 34, Pratto is experiencing a kind of football rebirth in the final phase of his career. It is that, after the serious injury (fracture of the right fibula with ligamentous compromise) that he suffered at Feyenoord in the Netherlands and his departure from River, his future was unknown.

And Vélez, his home, appeared and hosted him again. With the love that the club gave him and with the cheers of the fans in every match, Pratto grew stronger emotionally and football. And even if River will always be in his heart because there he won the Copa Libertadores, that trophy he so desired for his career, today we owe it to Vélez, as he said. And so he proved it once again.