The fountain of the youth of San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo is a club that was installed in the close-ups at the Argentine level, but also outside the country. He toured Spain, played against two NBA teams, played a Club World Cup (Intercontinental Cup) and has an enviable medal winners, all in four years: he won two Liga of the Americas, four National Leagues in a row, two Super Cups. But what is the secret? Is there a recipe for success? We will discover a part in this note ...

San Lorenzo has the fountain of youth and we are not talking about Penka Aguirre-Marcos Mata duo who play by heart and do not stop winning, nor by Esteban Batista or Justin Williams who passed the 35 and are still valid. To them three the document gives them little age, but at the same time they have a lot experience to be increasingly important in the life of the "Cyclone". Máximo Fjellerup (21 years old), José Vildoza (23) and Agustín Caffaro (24) opened a chat with the BCLA site and told the secret to building this I present.

"In the game theme we did not finish well, but we had bursts in which we could take both games in the Basketball Champions League Americas. We know that we are in a triumph of advancing phase and what next is to play at home, which is something that makes us feel comfortable", said Fjellerup, who came from Bahia to leave his mark on San Lorenzo. Maximum averaged 12 points in the first window of the competition and was vital in closing the I meet Mogi.

The one who referred to the format of the BCLA was the base José Vildoza, one of the most valued and chosen as the best sixth man at the start of the contest: "I like it very much and it is very important to win as a visitor. There are two home games left and you have to take advantage of them. I think there are many things to improve, but we know that it is essential to win, because here the winner is the one who comes out champion". And Agustín Caffaro, who with his 2.10m, joined a place in the rotation of San Lorenzo: "We came very well as a group, trying to adjust some things. We were able to get two games out and on hard courts. Now we have to reaffirm it in our house. In the preseason we played matches with Cleveland in the United States and in Uruguay, against Bayern Munich and Flamengo, but now in the middle of the league, we are correcting mistakes".

Fjellerup was born in Tres Arroyos, in the province of Buenos Aires, and at age 15 he went to Bahia Blanca to debut with only 16 in Bahia Basket. There he made the quality leap in the National League, being part of a team remembered for his youth, commanded by Sebastián Ginobili. He arrived in San Lorenzo last season when he won a League, a Super Cup and a League of the Americas. Did the young man change a lot? "The roles of Bahia were different, but in a club like San Lorenzo in which there is a lot of rotation, you have to earn a place in the team. Every day it makes you improve because it becomes a challenge to have two players per position. I think I changed a lot because in Tres Arroyos I played to have fun and move on to a National League team that totally changes you, in terms of training habits and of feeding ".

Vildoza had his beginnings in the humble Maipú of his native Córdoba and hit the jump to Libertad de Sunchales, where he debuted in the National League, standing out after six years moving on to San Lorenzo. In the "Cyclone" you He won the affection of the fans, is the ideal support for the base as a substitute for "Penka" Aguirre and became the sixth ideal man who has the team today led by Facundo Müller. "In this club you always aspire to win everything That is played. I try not to change much since that boy from Maipú, and keep the essence, the carelessness and the concentration within the field, which is what brought me here. It is good to have a competition of the "Penka" level, it is great to measure every day and learn by his side, "says the Cordoba who had 14.5 points and 2.5 rebounds on average in the first window.

Caffaro (4 points in each game of this BCLA) was born in Piedmont, Santa Fe. After trying his luck in Several clubs, he found his place in the world in Sunchales, when he played in Libertad. There he stood out in the 2018/19 season where he began to play more minutes, even with a large participation in the South American League, where The Santa Fe team reached the semifinals. The pivot was hired by San Lorenzo and knows his responsibilities, on and off the court: "Since they called me, I was interested. This is a club that has a high stick, which has been winning and He wants to keep doing it. Reach Aguirre and Mata, who are two players who give everything so that the team reaches the top. I think we would all like to continue our career until 40 and live on this, but also It is important to keep your head busy on something out of basketball. In my case I turned to study, I received a public hammer. There is always a bad game, a night that is not one of the best and that has to be on the court, the study, for example, keeps your head somewhere else. "

Fjellerup and Caffaro, thanks to their good performances, got into Sergio Hernández's list and were part of the Argentina National Team's process in this 2019. Both are They hung the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Lima and the silver medal for the runner-up of the world in China. "It was two long months, a little tired, but the two medals give you pride and make you happy. We saw that we were going round, we played well and that excites you. We reached the final against a great team and now we want to continue training together for a rematch. Just started my career, I appreciate everything I lived and work every day to be better", Max affirms.

And Caffaro joins, who lived it as a dream come true: "The Pan-Americans were my first long tournament with the National Team. And the World Cup was something inexplicable because having had my first experience and reaching One final, it was great. I played alongside Luis Scola, who considered it a beacon, but the group we have is spectacular, they all help you grow. I think the roof they had put on us broke".

San Lorenzo is coming two home games: Thursday against Mogi and December 19 against Biguá.