Nico Paz and Palacios show the way

This Juvenil A from Real Madrid is unstoppable within our borders. If last weekend he undid himself in the quarterfinals of the Atlético Champions Cup with a high-voltage miniderby, this Wednesday he did the same with Las Palmas in the semifinals. The yellow team, which had just beaten Celta 9-3 on aggregate in the previous round, succumbed to the very different range and above all so full of talent that Arbeloa has. Between Nico Paz and César Palacios, two of the most prominent, they founded the Canarian team. Betis awaited them in the final.

Madrid had to work their way to the final. The first scores came from the two with the most poison in both teams, first the yellow Johan Guedes and then the white Gonzalo. But the yellow wall, with Herzog clearing everything that could be cleared, was very steep when he had to overcome the island goalkeeper. Álvaro Killane conceded two goals at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas but he was outstanding. He made one of the national youth soccer stops this season with a right hand stretching to infinity in a left-footed shot to David Jiménez’s squad. A minute later, now down, he neutralized another hit with the left hand, this time from César Palacios. And even a good third right hand, at 37′, now to Gonzalo.

If the Union could survive until the break thanks to its goalkeeper, the return after the break snack could not even resort to him. Nico Paz took advantage of a good pass from Gonzalo in the 49th minute, controlled with his chest, played a trick on the two central defenders and with his right foot – he is left-handed – nailed it to the long post. Great goal from the Argentine Under-20 international who was also seen and a lot in the tie against Atleti. The yellow team began to hang around Piñeiro more, once again showing certain signs of insecurity. It was not his fault, in any case, the Canarian tie. A dead ball almost on the line of the big area was triggered by Omar and the trajectory of the ball went through a jungle of legs. For Madrid, where Manuel Ángel once again gave more lessons than a schoolteacher, it was a matter of time to regain the advantage. It was in 83′, in a play in which the Andalusian took a pass in full traffic to the far post for the head of César Palacios, who scored his 24th goal of the season and a target with final value.