Bryan Reyna’s first goal in Belgrano: definition of ‘9’ against Sarmiento for the Argentine League Cup

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The Peruvian winger scored a ‘9’ goal for the ‘pirate’ team against the ‘green’ team. (Video: TNT Sports)

Belgrano de Córdoba was measured at home against Sarmiento in a duel valid for date 6 of the first phase of the Argentine League Cup 2024. From the beginning, the home owners who showed themselves as the dominators of the plays, although it was the foreigners who opened the scoring through Sergio Quiroga. However, the ‘pirate’ team managed to turn it around with goals from Ulises Sánchez and Juan Barinaga. Suddenly, Bryan Reyna appeared to be present with a ‘9’ goal and thus stretch the score.

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This action took place 40 minutes into the first half. The goalkeeper of the Córdoba team, Nahuel Losada, took a kick from his goal and sent the ball that crossed the center of the field. Francisco González went in search of the ball and appeared without any mark. After a magnificent control with his left leg, ‘Picho’ turned around and put in a lob pass that the Peruvian tried to catch, although Juan Manuel Insaurralde got in the way and tried to keep the danger away from his area.

Unfortunately for him, the former Boca Juniors defender left the ball to Matías García, who instead of shooting at the rival goal, taking into account that goalkeeper Fernando Monetti had made a false start, opted to play with the Academia Cantolao youth player. who, with the fence at his disposal, defined himself as a center forward and unleashed the uproar among the fans who were at the Julio César Villagra stadium. He made his debut in front of goal in his fourth game.

Matías García’s pass and Bryan Reyna’s goal for Belgrano’s 3-1 victory over Sarmiento.

Without a doubt, Belgrano was able to turn the score around in a forceful way and Bryan Reyna showed himself to be one of the most unbalanced players against Sarmiento in the 60 minutes he was on the field. In fact, on this occasion, the Peruvian was used as a right winger and used his speed and dribbling to take out his rivals.

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According to the statistical portal, SofaScore, the 25-year-old player had a passing accuracy of 58% (7/12), shot twice into the opponent’s goal, and won four of the 11 individual duels he played. He also made an interception and executed a successful sweep.

Bryan Reyna’s statistics in Belgrano vs Sarmiento for the Argentine League Cup 2024. – credits: SofaScore

Bryan Reyna’s contribution to Belgrano in this match against Sarmiento has been praised by his team’s fans. And it is not by chance that he has been given the nickname ‘Picante’, due to his daring, confrontational style of play and without qualms about seeking to take down his opponents.

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“’Vamooo spicy’, ‘good Reyna’, ‘whatever this kid is going to be, let’s take care of him’”, among others, were some of the compliments that the Peruvian national team also received.

As mentioned above, Bryan Reyna was only able to score his first goal with Belgrano in the clash with Sarmiento, which marked the fourth time he wore the ‘celeste’ squad shirt.

However, in previous commitments he was able to demonstrate his main qualities. In fact, in his second appearance, against Miter for the Argentine Cup, he collaborated with a notable assist after a sacrificial recovery for Juan Barinaga’s goal. The final result (2-1 against) did not help the Córdoba team, but for the national winger it raised his confidence to have greater influence in the attack.

The former Alianza Lima midfielder scored a great ball for Belgrano’s discount. (Video: TyC Sports)

Belgrano’s coach, Guillermo Farré, was quick to trust in the virtues of Bryan Reyna and he has been able to respond in spades. For the good of the Peruvian team, it is expected that he will continue to perform in competitive football like Argentina and can be a fixture on Jorge Fossati’s payroll with a view to the March friendlies against Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.