Football wins Pan American gold after 16 years

The whole run by Fernando "Bocha" Batista He designed a very good campaign in the competition, to the point of winning four of the five games played.

Albiceleste players beat Ecuador 3-2, Panama 3-1, Uruguay 3-0 and Honduras last night. And only lost with Mexico (1-2) in the qualifying phase.

The objectives of the Argentine team were the work of Agustín Urzi, Fernando Valenzuela, Lucas Necul and Fausto Vera. The transitional link between the Hondurans was that of Douglas Martínez.

In one of the first offensive incursions of the night, the Argentine team sang a goal, following an impolite defense error of the Central American team.

Goalkeeper Alex Guity rushed with Elison Rivas and the defender is complicated, to the point that he gave it. Midfielder Fausto Vera stole the ball and gave up his place to Urzi, who shot a low, red shot that slid past the right post.

Honduras, under the orders of Uruguayan coach Fabián Coito, began handling the ball in the center, although he had trouble generating risks, beyond a stopped ball . Kilmar Peña had exactly one chance, with the goalkeeper almost defeated.

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And in an isolated room, the Central American distribution established parity, starting with a shoe of Douglas Martínez, after a beautiful piece of Rivas.

The second half showed an albiceleste explosion, which defines the process, in just 6 minutes.

An appearance of Valenzuela (the best team value of the entire tournament, alongside Adolfo Gaich), which revived to allow left-handers to connect, Colombatto center, allowed Argentina to rank 2-1, while the match was tied. and uncertain closure.

Almost immediately, 15m., The Necul entered took advantage of a balloon that floated in the area of ​​"catrachos" to expand the picture.

And Vera's head, after a free kick sent from the left side, broadened the numbers and gave the necessary tranquility to the boys of 'Bocha & # 39; Batista, who knew how to give his mark to the team, beyond the negatives of the previous game. calls and defections of players who threatened to be and who then went down.

Argentina has thus won the seventh gold medal in the history of the Pan American Games in men's football.

The previous titles were in Buenos Aires in 1951, in Mexico in 1955, in Chicago in 1959, in Cali in 1971, in Mar del Plata in 1995 (5-4 on penalties against Mexico, after a draw and 0 0) and Santo Domingo in 2003 (1 -0 for Brazil, with a goal from Maximiliano López).

There were also silver medals at San Pablo 1963 and Guadalajara 2011, as well as bronze medals in Mexico City in 1975, San Juan Puerto Rico in 1979 and Indianapolis in 1987.

Synthesis:

Argentina: Facundo Cambeses; Marcelo Herrera, Leonel Mosevich, Joaquín Novillo and Facundo Medina; Fausto Vera and Santiago Colombatto; Carlos Valenzuela, Nicolás González and Agustín Urzi; Adolfo Gaich DT: Fernando Batista.

Honduras: Alex Guity; Denil Maldonado, Elison Rivas, Jose Garcia Robledo and Elvin Oliva; Kilmar Peña, Alejandro Reyes, Jorge Alvarez and Carlos Pineda; Douglas Martínez and Darixon returned. DT: Fabian Coito.

Goals in the 1st half: 7m. Urzi (A); 42m D. Martinez (H). Objectives in the second period: 13m. Valenzuela (A); 15m Necul (A); 19m Vera (A)

Changes in the second half: 11m. Lucas Necul de Urzi (A); 20m Kervin Arriaga by Oliva (H); 26m Rembrandt Flores of Reyes (H); 34m Aníbal Moreno de Vera (A) and José M. Pinto de Peña (H); 46m Nicolás Demartini from Valenzuela (A)

Admonis: Reyes, Robledo, Pineda (H) Moreno (A)

Referee: Gustavo Murillo (Colombia)

Stadium: National University of San Marcos (Lima)