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Villasanti, young homegrown captain

Miercoles 22 de Julio del 2020

Villasanti, young homegrown captain

At Cerro Porteno, the captain's armband was worn by midfielder Mathias Villasanti, 23 years old, a youth product of Barrio Obrero, chosen by Francisco Arce over other experienced players like Munoz, Carrizo, or Churin.

At Cerro Porteno, the captain's armband was worn by midfielder Mathias Villasanti, 23 years old, a youth product of Barrio Obrero, chosen by Francisco Arce over other experienced players like Munoz, Carrizo, or Churin.

In the preview, the azulgrana institution had published an audiovisual material, alluding to the work in the Youth Teams with players and members of the coaching staff with past in the lower categories in the Cyclone as protagonists.

The last young homegrown captain to win a title was Carlos Báez Apleyard, in the Clausura 2006, at the age of 24.

In addition, Arce put Wilder Viera and Leonardo Rivas on the substitutes bench. In total, there are 7 players from the Youth Teams that the coach fielded.

The Cyclone triumphed 2-1 against Libertad, and with this, they got fully involved in the fight for the Apertura title.

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