Atlético de Rafaela win the Revalida and return to Primera Nacional | OneFootball

In this way, the "Crema" returned, after a year and a month, to the second category of Argentine football. The fall suffered in 2024, which culminated on November 13 with the relegation to Federal A, led to a new rebirth in the Alberdi neighborhood.

This Sunday, December 14, Atlético de Rafaela faced the most important match of the season by hosting San Martín de Formosa at the Monumental stadium in the Alberdi neighborhood, in the second leg final of the Federal A Tournament, which determined the second promotion to the Primera Nacional.

In the first minute of play, Atlético had a free kick on the right side of the attack, which was cleared with the fists by goalkeeper Kevin Humeler.

Then, at 8 minutes, Matías Martínez made a great individual play and sent a precise cross that found Facundo Soloa, who scored to open the scoreboard and begin to put an end to the "creamy" nightmare.

At 10 minutes, the local team approached the rival area again. This time it was Soloa himself who attempted a volley from about 25 meters, although the play fizzled out without causing much danger.

At 25 minutes, Humeler saved another shot from Afranchino, in a stretch of the match where Atlético de Rafaela was vastly superior.

The Formosa team clearly approached at 14 minutes into the second half with a shot from mid-distance. Bilbao cleared the ball and sent it to the corner. From that same corner kick, San Martín generated danger again: the goalkeeper tried to catch the ball, it slipped away, but he managed to recover it in time to prevent the tie.

Ponce had the chance to seal the series at 31 minutes, when Humeler saved a shot from him inside the area.

The match was very scrappy for much of the second half. San Martín tried to advance, although without much clarity, while Atlético managed to maintain the lead and ended up being the better of the two teams.

In this way, the "Crema" returned, after a year and a month, to the second category of Argentine football. The fall suffered in 2024, which culminated on November 13 with the relegation to Federal A, led to a new rebirth in the Alberdi neighborhood. Under the leadership of Iván Juárez, who took on one of the most demanding challenges of his career as a coach, and with the contribution of key players like Lucas Albertengo, the team found its way back to the Primera Nacional thanks to the work of a coaching staff and a squad that gave everything to return the club to one of its historic places.

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