Lucas Pratto scored his 30th goal in Libertadores. AP photo
For Luca PrattIt’s late for regrets. With Velez removed from Libertadores Cupthe attacker sees in the Argentine Cup the key to revenge next year in continental competition. In the calendar, first touch Arsenal Y Central Cordoba for the local tournament in which The strong try to escape to the last positions, and then Independent.
With the goal against Flamengo which, 70 minutes from the end, gives hope, Pratto reached 30 goals in the Copa Libertadores and was one of the Daniele Onega, the Argentine who did the most in that tournament. Done nine for River, eight for the Lineers painting, Seven for him Atletico Mineiro Y six for Catholic University.
But for Pratto these are just statistics. After the game, the only thing he expressed was his desire to fight again next year. To achieve this, he has no choice but to win the Argentine Cupwhich grants a place in the Libertadores 2023 to the champion: in the local tournament he is 26 points from the position that qualifies the highly anticipated race.
“Now we have to get up in the local tournament and reach the Argentine Cup final. We have a very important rival like Independiente and we have to overcome it,” reveals the plan. The one against Rojo is the only match open in the round of 16: the winner will face Talleres in the quarter-finals, who eliminated Newell’s while Vélez attempted the miracle in Rio de Janeiro.
“We lost the semi-final in the first leg, but we had a very good first half here. In the second it cost us a little more, yes. In the first half we had chances to win 2-0, but in the last half they drew us “, she analyzed.
“With this team we have reached a Libertadores semi-final, against this team that has many figures. But we faced it in Brazil after losing it at home. This is to learn: there are many guys in Vélez who will play many cups in the coming years. “noted Pratto.
Source: Clarin
