Atenas de Río Cuarto is a 116-year-old club, which has always been characterized by social activity through its disciplines and social venues, very important for the city, along with Estudiantes. A popular and large institution in the region that at this time is experiencing one of its moments of greatest glory. For this reason, the streets of the ‘Empire of the South’ abound in the ‘Albo’ jackets.
Those led by Sebastián Montivero (did not renew contract) achieved the historic promotion to Federal A last weekend. A team that is already eternal and made a revolution in the region.
The institution has one of its great idols on this campus: Ezequiel Bardín. The goalkeeper has been making saves in the club’s First Division for more than 15 years, with some parentheses, and he was fundamental to this promotion, with great saves and in the two definitions by penalties that they had to go through with him as the protagonist. However, they do not forget Nicolás Gatto, that historical scorer, key in the participations in the 2000s in Federal B; nor Anacleto Peano, who in the 1950s came to play for the national team and after whom the club grounds bear his name. They are stories of a huge club that celebrates its present, does not forget its past and projects itself into a hopeful future.
Approximately 1,200 people circulate daily through its facilities. This is because in addition to the members, fans, the promotion squad, the women’s soccer squad, and the 500 juniors in the lower ranks, volleyball, tennis, karate, chess, skateboarding, swimming, among others, are also practiced. This year they will start their project for women’s soccer inferiors. Therefore, he got it was more than a promotion.
popular clubs. Federico Felippa, president of the institution, in dialogue with PROFILE CÓRDOBA stated: “We achieved something historic. It is a dream come true. Athens has been participating in national tournaments for 25 years, Federal C, Federal B, Regional Amateur, without interruption and we could never manage to be in the third category. That is why it is a dream come true that we were looking for and looking for.
When the game ended I had an emotion that is difficult to explain or describe in words. We looked for him from the first moment and when the final whistle was blown, all the work came to my head, the sacrifice, I had to take over the club in a pandemic, it was very difficult, my old man, who was a manager, came to mind , my family that is inside the club. Seeing people cry in the stands, it was a great emotion”.
The manager, who turned 43 this week, recounted: “I cried at the club, my old man was a manager and today he accompanies the back, my wife coordinates many disciplines, my children play here.” A sample of a club where the family is the protagonist. For this reason, Felippa highlights: “We are club people, we come from the Atenas neighborhood and I always liked to instill a sense of belonging, values, respect, order, discipline and love for the shield. Today it will be strengthened with the promotion. More people will come to the field. We work for the sense of belonging, because we are a popular club”.
Rivalry. A few hours after he achieved the promotion of Athens, the president of ‘Albo’ received a special call. On the other side of the line was Alicio Dagatti, owner of Estudiantes, his classic rival. “I am happy for you, we are together, making history.” Words more, words less, that was what the president of the ‘León’ told him. Felippa says that the two leaders were very excited by this gift from Rio Cuartense soccer. “Today Athens will be in the Third category, Estudiantes is in the Second division, folklore was being lost, but now it is recovering. Today you go out to explore the city and there are Athens shirts everywhere”, marked.
HAPPY DIRECTOR. Federico Felippa, the young president who fulfilled the family dream.
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