In the semifinals against Boca, Matias Mansilla was the great figure in the victory of Students by saving two penalties in the definition from the 12 steps. AND In the great definition against Vélez, after 1-1 in 120 minutes, he dressed as a hero again. The goalkeeper who four years ago played in the fourth category of Argentine football, proved once again that he is a specialist in the field and deflected the shots of García, Cáseres and Montoro so that Pincha could shout champion of the League Cup.
Mansillacategory ’96, took his first steps in Midland Railway Athletic Club. He was promoted to the first team of the Undertaker in 2017 and played dozens of matches with this shirt until it became a reference within the institution, which was active at that time in the First C (currently competing in B Metropolitana, third division).
In mid-2020, he emigrated to Deportivo Morónwhere he spent a semester without continuity because he was a substitute for the owner, Julio Salva. The departure of the latter at the beginning of 2021 allowed him to show himself in the Cocky until playing 11 games between January and June of that year. On four occasions he kept an undefeated record and was part of the team that fought for promotion to the highest category (was eliminated against Riestra in the second round of the knockout stage).
The First B National He was too small for his level and in July he was loaned to Patronage until December 2022. He did not have continuity in his first steps through the Pattern since he played the last two games of the Professional League 2021 reaping unbeaten hurdles. The departure of Matias Ibanez allowed him to have more filming in the League Cup 2022in which he wore the shirt 13 times, but in the second part of the year he was displaced by a growing young man: Facundo Altamiranocurrent goalkeeper of San Lorenzo. He played a match all the way to consecration in the 2022 Argentine Cup (2-1 vs. Gimnasia, round of 16).
The option to play Libertadores Cup was tempting, but he chose to take the risk on his return to Hummock. It was sold to Córdoba Central, a place where he was not guaranteed ownership until his opportunity came. The 2-0 victory against Hurricane In June 2023 it was his kick to take over the position. So much Leonardo Madelon as Omar De Felipe They trusted their abilities and Railway made an economic profit in the last market, when Students was looking for a replacement Mariano Andujar, one of the entity’s greatest idols. He Click acquired 90% of the economic rights and signed a contract until December 2026.
The curious thing is that he was able to shortcut Racing, where it was recommended by Agustín Orión. He was even able to show off the Fortín diver. The same protagonist confided it after the consecration, in dialogue with ESPN. “Before coming here I was very close to going to Vélez. They told me that the OK from the technician was missing, nothing more. “I thank (Juan Sebastián) Verón for the trust,” she surprised.
“I knew that people out there said ‘the goalkeeper from Central Córdoba is coming.’ I came to do my job, I didn’t come to replace anyone. When things didn’t work out for me, I had to work twice as hard,” he elaborated on the weight of what it meant to have to occupy the fence that belonged to an idol like Mariano Andújar.
“I was confident, the last game had given me a lot of confidence. I knew I was going to save, even though there were guys who I didn’t know how they kicked,” he confessed about the culminating moment, in which Tomás Marchiori, Liniers’ goalkeeper, He also shone (blocked two shots).
Against Xeneize, he was able to rely more on what his team told him. In the grand final against Vélez, he played more with intuition. “On García’s shot, I looked at the bench and they marked it for me,” he accepted. Then, He took the teachings of Dibu Martínez in the Copa América and the World Cup. “And he told the young people from Liniers “I know you”, to get into their heads.
“I knew they were boys, and I knew that by speaking to them appropriately I would put a little pressure on them”, he explained. The tactic earned him an Olympic return.
