Attacker Gonzalo Mastriani, of Athletico, became the main historical goalkeeper of the South American Cup. The Uruguayan rocked the nets in the victory over the Belgrano, on the night of Thursday (22), helped the Hurricane to ensure the classification to the quarter finals and reached its 19th goal since it competed for the first time.
At 31, Mastriani equaled Hernán Boats, ex-Palm trees and GrêmioLike the biggest gunner in South America. In addition to Athletico, the Uruguayan competed for America-MG, Barcelona Guayaquil and Boston River. In the current edition, he has already reached seven goals scored and is the deputy gunner, behind only Argentine Adrián Martinez, former-Coritiba and currently Racing.
Before overcoming Boats, which is currently in the Alianza LimaMastriani had already passed Uruguayan Rodrigo López and Ecuadorian Miller Bolaños, both with 16 balls in the net in the history of the tournament. Now, the Uruguayan goes in search of the isolated artillery. In South American quarterfinals, Athletico faces the Racing, and the centerfront will have the opportunity to expand its number of goals.
Mastriani has featured season at Athletico
In addition to the historical brand in South American, Mastriani also lives the most winning season of her career. The attacker reached 22 goals scored in 2024, surpassing the 21 noted by America-MG last year. Of those 22, 16 went with Athletico's shirt and six for Rabbit. He even shook the nets five times in the same match as the Mineiro Championship at the beginning of the year.
In all, Mastriani played 35 games with Athletico's shirt up to here and is the team's goalie in the current season, as well as having noted four assists. The centeravante has established itself as a holder since the arrival of coach Martin Varini and has been decisive for the team. Before, with Cuca, the Uruguayan alternated between ownership and the reserve bank, but still kept good numbers.
