Atletico Hurricanes beat River Plate 2-0 away from home in the first leg, 2-3 at home in the second leg, and 4-3 in both legs, advancing to the semi-finals of the 2015 Copa Libertadores.
After the game, players and fans celebrated for an hour. Especially with a goal, an assist, and a last-second hook to beat River Plate, Velarde was regarded as the hero of the team by the fans, who kept chanting his name and worshiping him.
Even after an hour, the players had left the stadium, and thousands of fans were unwilling to leave the stands, singing the team anthem in celebration.
This game is so exciting that people can't calm down for a long time.
After returning home, Willard was rewarded by Desia and the other four people, and it was a great pleasure to be slept with him.
The next day, not only Argentina, the entire South America, and even many European and Asian media reported the news that the Hurricanes defeated River Plate with a total score of 4-3 and advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores.
"Atletico Hurricanes beat River Plate 4-3 and advance to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores!" 》
"Alan Willard scored a last-minute winner to lead Atlético Huracán into the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores! 》
"The upside-down golden hook counts off the final shot, a wonderful performance in the Copa Libertadores!" 》
Of course, foreign fans usually just watch the excitement, mainly watching the beautiful upside-down golden hook of Willard's countdown, and they don't know much about the background and ins and outs of this game.
Only fans in Argentina know that Atlético Huracán itself beat River Plate 3-0 in the Argentine Super Cup, and then defeated River Plate 2-0 in the first round, almost sealing the victory in advance.
Unexpectedly, in the second round, River Plate scored three goals in a row, leveling the score at 3-3 in the 88th minute, and took advantage of the advantage of more away goals to advance.
In the end, Alan Velarde of the Hurricanes Athletics performed an upside-down golden hook and a countdown at the last second of stoppage time. This plot was only felt by fans in Argentina the most.
Only those Argentinian fans who understand the cause and effect know how desperate and sad the riverbed is.
As the super giant and overlord of Argentina's domestic league, River Plate is naturally hostile to fans of many other teams.
Everyone laughed on the Internet and said:
"River Plate is so miserable. They were defeated by the Hurricanes in a countdown, haha!"
"When River Plate scored in the 88th minute, I thought River Plate was going to win, and I was still a little unhappy. I didn't expect that Alan Willard was so good. He actually hit a countdown and used an upside-down golden hook. It’s so unexpected!”
"Villad jumped so high. I thought the Hurricanes' last attack was going to be headed over by Alejandro Romero. I didn't expect Villard to turn around and jump so high, and successfully hit the ball with an overhead kick. Kicked in the door for River Plate.”
"With Willard's level, he definitely needs to be included in the official roster for the America's Cup."
"You have to say, it's impossible not to score. I think Velarde is much stronger than Mascherano. Mascherano can only defend, but Velarde is good at both offense and defense, and even if In terms of defensive ability alone, Velarde is better than Mascherano."
"Just being strong may not be enough. Ma Ma also has enough experience and qualifications in competitions. However, I also think that it should be no problem for Willard to be included in the roster and get a certain amount of playing time. "
"It depends on what the head coach Gerardo Martino thinks about. If it were me, I would be willing to take the risk of using Velarde, because Velarde is quite outstanding as a defensive and offensive support for Argentina. Even if it is in the game Without opening up the situation, like in this game between the Hurricanes and River Plate, Velarde can step up and play as a center forward and score goals."
"Yes! It's so awesome. Such a defensive midfielder is simply a treasure! I estimate that it is only a matter of time before Willard becomes the best or even the number one defensive midfielder in the world."
"The situation has become smaller. Not only is he the first defensive midfielder, I think Velarde should be positioned as the first midfielder, a versatile offensive and defensive player."
"Yes, Velarde's offensive ability is a bit wasted just playing as a defensive midfielder. Personally, I feel that it is more appropriate for Argentina to play a 433 formation and put Velarde in the central midfielder position."
"I think so too. Di Maria, Aguero, and Messi play as forwards, and Velarde plays as a central midfielder, providing support to the three of them. They can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. It's pretty perfect."
Amid heated discussions among fans, the last game of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals also ended on this day.
The competition club, also from Argentina, lost 0-1 in the away game in the first round, but failed to come back in the second round at home, drawing 0-0, and was finally eliminated by its opponent 1-0.
In the end, the semi-finalists of this year's Copa Libertadores were Argentina's Atletico Huracán, Mexico's Tigres, Brazil's Internacional, and Paraguay's Ascension Guarani.
The Hurricanes' semi-final opponent is Ascension Guarani, but that is already in July, and we have to wait until the Chilean America's Cup is over in the middle of the year.
Now, everyone can focus on the league and the Copa America in Chile.
On May 29, the Argentina national team announced the final roster of 23 players for the Copa America in Chile, in addition to Messi, Aguero, Di Maria, Higuain, Mascherano, and Otamendi. In addition to old faces such as Zabaleta and Sergio Romero, Alan Velarde, who just performed an upside-down golden hook to beat River Plate in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores, is among the list.
At the press conference, head coach Gerardo Martino praised Velarde:
"Villade is an important part of our campaign for the Copa America in Chile."
"Everyone must know about the game the day before yesterday. Alan Velarde scored a goal and an assist. He almost single-handedly withstood River Plate's crazy counterattack and brought Atletico Hurricanes into the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores."
"Moreover, in all the games that Alan Willard participated in this year, he got the best rating in most games as a midfielder, which proves that he does a very good job in defense, which is obvious to all."
"In addition, he scored 13 goals in a total of 26 games this year, with an average goal rate of 0.5 goals per game. He even had 7 assists and directly created 20 goals, averaging 0.5 goals per game. The ball-making rate reached 0.77 per game."
"This kind of efficiency is a statistic that many forwards cannot achieve, but Velarde did it while completing his defensive midfielder's job very well."
"Therefore, it is absolutely fine to say that Willard is an all-around midfielder. We can no longer position him simply as a defensive midfielder."
"Villad's physique, stamina, speed, technology, defense, heading, and offensive abilities can completely cover the entire midfield from his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area."
“With such a super new star, coupled with the offensive capabilities of Messi, Di Maria, Aguero and others, I am confident that Argentina will win the America’s Cup this year and break Argentina’s lack of international championships for many years. Embarrassing history!”
