A month ago, Argentinos Juniors danced at Boca in La Paternal. Photo: Marcelo Carroll.
The Professional League begins to enter its definition phase and the big names do not appear in the fight. We are already on the date 15, and the protagonists are not the usual ones but Atlético Tucumán, Gimnasia y Esgrima, Huracán and Argentinos Juniors.
As River and Boca drop points along the way, many others are unforgiving and are increasingly excited to make it to the end with a chance to claim the champion. But the huge differences between one and the other are reflected in the names and also in the value of each campus.
The portal Transfermarkt , a reference on the registration and estimation of contributions in professional football, is strong in this regard. Unlike what happens in most of the world championships, in Argentina the humblest win.
They say “crisis” means “opportunity” and it seems that the teams that are at the top of the table today have taken this as their own. Is that in the face of a devalued football, according to the country’s economy, obsessed with work like pusineri and devotees of a project like militaryto name just two examples, you take water from stones and get results where others falter with fatter wallets.
And what about teams like Patronagearmed to fight (or dream) with the possibility of not retreating and today they see themselves above the clubs as Mouth, a rival who beat and danced a few weeks ago, achieving a historic result in Paraná. That game showed more than any other the obvious: today the winner is not the one who has the most, but the one who uses their resources better.
Below is a list of current market values for the teams vying for the championship and the greats who watch the top from afar.
The teams fighting for the title and their market value
At the top of the table is the one that shines Atletico Tucumán. The team of Luca Pussini even more surprising when looking at their numbers. It is worth only $ 12.20 million and its most valuable player is Augusto Lotti, whose pass would be worth “only” $ 1.8 million.
Another team that does not seem too good from the names, but that has found the operation in the hand of Néstor Gorosito is Gymnastics of La Plata. The ‘Wolf’, who has accumulated 28 points and appears as the only shooting guard on Tucuman’s team, has a current market value of 13.95 million dollars and its most coveted footballer is the Paraguayan Ramón Sosa Acosta, whose card is worth 2.5 million dollars.
It deserves a separate paragraph Argentine Juniors by Milito. The one from La Paternal has a rose that has a higher price than the other guys, especially for the jewels that are coming out of his seed. Even so, the “Bug” figures are not comparable to those of the big five. It is valued at $ 16 million and its most expensive player is Kevin Mac Allister, with an estimated price of $ 3.20 million.
The only big one who seems determined to get into the title fight is Racing. Fernando Gago’s squad is appreciated $ 55.9 millionand his cheapest footballer is also one of the most expensive in Argentine football: Carlos Alcaraz for $ 8 million.
Other equipment with “low prices”? Hurricanewith a campus listed in 18.50 million dollars and Lucas Chaves’ figure of $ 3 million, e Godoy Cruzwith a team of $ 24.05 million and the Martín Ojeda pass worth $ 6 million.
Patronage has a total value of $ 7.83 million and his most popular player is Justo Giani, whose pass is worth around $ 900,000. Two more appearing in the table? Platensevalued at $ 10.1 million and with Ignazio Schor worth $ 1.5 million e Unionworth $ 14.3 million and his footballer Giovanni Ignazio Nardoniof 1.5 million dollars, as the most highly rated.
big disappointment
The ranking lays bare the so-called big teams. In addition to Racing, the rest of the most popular teams at national level reach the second part of the tournament running behind the leaders.
In the preview of this 15 date, River appeared 7th, San Lorenzo, 11th, Boca finished 13th and Independiente finished the “big” ranking in position 25, with just 13 points out of 42 possible.
Riverit is quoted the highest value of the league always according to Transfermarkt $ 96.05 millionand his most precious possession is the Uruguayan Nicolás De la Cruz, of 13 million dollars.
Mouththat follows him in the list of the “rich”, is valued at $ 79.1 millionand is estimated to be its most expensive player Alan Varela, of 7 million dollars.
Product of purification and cuts, the ‘Ciclón’ thing is more earthly: in this tournament it has a total team value at $ 23.93 millionand his most appreciated figure would be Gonzalo Maroni (on loan) listed on 3 million dollars. The Red team, meanwhile, is valued $ 29.03 million and its most expensive player is Luca Romerofrom $ 3.20 million.
Argentine football and its famous parity, that this tournament has become more visible than ever. For some, an extra attraction. For others, the less romantic, a sign that everything has stabilized. All this matters little to Tucumán, La Plata, Parque Patricios and La Paternal, where they count and dream.
Source: Clarin
