As soon as he found out that San Lorenzo had arranged his loan with Barrio Parque, Santiago Ferreyra barely had time to assemble his bag, say goodbye to his family, his girlfriend Manuela and arrange the trip that would take him to “the lights” of Buenos Aires where Surprisingly, he will reinforce the four-time national champion until the end of the year.
The 23-year-old base and a native of Hernando, coincidentally the same position and place of origin as Marcelo Milanesio, counted the days in Córdoba to start his second season together with the “Verdes del Sur” with a view to the next Argentine League. . But, as the song Pedro Navaja by the Panamanian Rubén Blades says, “life gives you surprises, life gives you surprises.”
“Last week my agent (Luis Villar) had told me about the possibility of going to San Lorenzo. A couple of days later he told me that the issue had cooled off and over the weekend he confirmed that the club’s interest was a fact “,” El Santi “tells him, from a hotel in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Monserrat, to Mundo D.
–And how did you take the news?
-It was all very fast, but obviously I said yes, without hesitation. Although I signed in Park, it is not clear when we will start. Everything is very stopped. I always wanted to play the National League and did not know if I could play the bubble with another team. But in the end it was possible and I was surprised to come here, to the best basketball club in Argentina. I am happy.
-A surprising change …
-Yes. I did not know Buenos Aires and I was quite impressed by the city. I was very used to Córdoba, but I really liked the city. The truth is that I am still very anxious about everything new I am experiencing and I have not even had time to resume my studies (Bachelor of Marketing).
He says that he still spoke very little with Silvio Santander, the Barça coach, and that he hopes to be part of the defining game (27 on the Works court) against Quimsa de Santiago del Estero to obtain a place in the Champions League final, where he already hopes Flamengo from Brazil. Then it will be the turn of the National League.
On Monday, the point guard was subjected to a negative swab and in the afternoon began to do the first practices at the Roberto Pando sports center in the Boedo neighborhood, while two days later, as soon as the parties agreed on the loan, it became official. its incorporation.
Ferreyra, in his last 2019/2020 season playing for Barrio Parque in the Argentine League, played 30 games with averages of 12.1 points (56.9 percent in doubles, 45.8 in triples and 85.7 in free), two assists and 3.5 rebounds.
In the azulgrana, the point guard will be a substitute for another Cordoba, José Vildoza, who is “a monster”, as he acknowledges, while they wait for Nicolás “el Penka” Aguirre to return from Mexico. “I know that I will have to earn the position and the minutes. It will be difficult, but I have the opportunity and I will take advantage of it ”.
A thankful to Marcelo
After leaving his native Hernando at the age of 17 about to meet and arriving at Hindú de Córdoba, Ferreyra became an itinerant player who played for various Argentine clubs such as Sarmiento de Resistencia (Chaco), Comunicaciones de Mercedes (Corrientes); Union of Santa Fe; Hindu of Resistencia and Barrio Parque. Although he always returns to Córdoba, where on a couple of occasions he knew how to reap the advice of the former base of Athens Marcelo Milanesio. “I am very grateful to him. I had the immense fortune to train with him and receive his advice ”, acknowledges the brand new player“ crow ”.
“I remember some mornings in July, at the Mario Kempes stadium, when we traveled 45 minutes by bus with Lorenzo Ottani (another Hernando player). There Marcelo was waiting for us to pass the ball to us, to two kids! ”. A show. He didn’t have to, but he’s very passionate. I never saw a guy so passionate, he loved it. It was a luxury. We will surely talk now that I came to San Lorenzo ”, recognizes the base, who surely in“ the Saint ”will demonstrate part of what was taught by“ the great Captain ”.
The original text of this article was published on 10/15/2020 in our print edition.
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