Hurricane and a dream semester: End of the openness and eighth of the South American as one of the best: olé

For many, This brilliant hurricane is not a surprise. At least for those who follow and nourish Argentine football daily. Beyond the ups and downs he had in 2024, where he was also the protagonist and fought the Argentine Cup (eliminated in the semifinals) and the Professional League (he lost the final bracelet on the last date with Vélez), the cast of Park Patricios showed that the essence is the same. With a squad that suffered a deep reconstruction almost by obligation, but With the same lamp genius – a Frank Darío Kudelka – the globe is flourished and writes a dream semester. Ah, and the final page is still missing …

For a start, There were 13 teams that started 2025 looking at both fronts: the Opening Tournament and international glasses. Without renowned figures, and with players who came with little continuity and/or resisted in their clubs (such as Tomás Guidara, in Vélez, Marco Pellegrino, from Independiente, or Agustín Urzi, in Racing, among others) The only one who managed to stand firm and standing was the hurricane himself.

And it was not pure chance, because the globe since February is with the arrow up. It was hard for him to start, it's true. Until the 3rd date he had added two of nine in the tournament and, after the 2-1 defeat with Boca, Kudelka warned: “We are going to classify.” After that, his team was a bump: He maintained a tremendous undefeated 15 games with important victories in the classic against San Lorenzo in the Ducó (2-0), Racing in the cylinder (1-0), Vélez in the Amalfitani (2-0) and the historic feat against Corinthians in Brazil (2-1), thus achieving his first triumph in those lands.

Then, the tight calendar began to play against and the accumulated wear was reflected with two ribs in a row. The defeats with Newell's (2-0) and Barracas (1-0) They were very hard, but They arrived at the right time and as a necessary effect to get legs where there was not and start putting the candidate pilcha.

Whistling short, hurricane dispatched Riestra in the round of 16 When everyone took him dead, he eliminated Rosario Central in Arroyito (almost without preparation because during the week I had played in Colombia for the Cup) And then he dispatched Independiente in Avellaneda, Two teams that had become invincible at home, but to which the globe went to hold the stop and eliminated them well.

Do it too, The death group closed in the South American as an undefeated leader winning the Corinthians back with a completely alternative and being one of the best of the competition with 14 points –What victories and two draws.

The circle of a campaign that is already magnificent will close next Sunday in the mother of cities against Platense, for the final of the opening. The balloon will try to get a cry that has saved 52 years ago in the local tournament. We will have to see if some ink was saved to turn and write the last page that is missing and if finally the outcome is expected …