Newell’s is the new champion of the eLPF VISA 2024, the official league of the virtual football video game and successor to FIFA, EA Sports FC 24. Ezequiel Correa beat on Sunday Lautaro Carletti of Workshops by 8-6 in the blended grand finalsuch as the major international esports events (electronic sports).
In this way, the representative of the Rosario team achieved not only stripping the Córdoba team of its reign in virtual football, but also obtaining a succulent cash prize of 1,500,000 pesos and the direct quota to represent Argentina in the FC Pro World Championship, the world club championship of the video game.
Newell’s road to his first EA Sports FC 24 title
On Sunday, April 28, the blended final of the eLPF VISA 2024 was played, an event that featured four incredible matches. During the semi-final stage, Ezequiel Correa, from Newell’s, defeated Cristian Giménez 8-3owner of Belgrano.
With the typical intensity of a decisive match, both teams were unable to take advantage in the first minutes of play. But the player from Rosario demonstrated his experience and career in in-person and international events to unlock the series in his favor by an aggregate of 8-3. Without a doubt, the runner-up position obtained in the eLPF VISA 2022 and the trip to London to compete in the qualifiers for the World Club Championship of the same year.
On the other hand, Lautaro Carletti, representative of Talleres and qualified for the Global Qualifier of the Pro Open in London, achieved a great victory after two games against Facundo Cowen, a player from Argentinos Juniors. The final score was 7-5.
The meeting began with an aggressive workshop that lmanaged to get a good advantage in goals. However, during the second leg, Argentinos Juniors knew how to put the final result on hold. But this would not be enough for Lautaro Carletti to tremble and get his place in the definition of the championship.
Then, Belgrano and Argentinos Juniors They played the match for third and fourth place. Cristian Giménez, who had just eliminated the two-time champion and runner-up from the last edition, took the last place on the podium after defeating Facundo Cowen, one of the best Argentines of the international season, 9-7.
In the case of the grand final, it was contested by Newell’s (Ezequiel Correa) and Talleres (Lautaro Carletti). Both at the beginning and at the end of the series, both contenders showed why they reached the final stage. Even though both round trip crossings were very evena moment was a hinge for the fate of the game and the series.
This was when Ferdinand, a player from Lautaro Carletti’s Córdoba team, was sent off after a foul committed in a clear play with a scoring opportunity for Newell’s, in the first half of the second leg.
Ezequiel Correa had a great moment of resilience and chance to redeem yourself in this edition of the league, since in 2022 they were runners-up and in 2023 they finished in fourth place. In this way, the Rosario squad managed to win 8-6 in the aggregate result of two games and achieved maximum Argentine glory in EA SPORTS FC 24.
“I am very happy, too happy. I dedicate it to my dad who accompanied me throughout the season and these last few years competing at the highest level. Particularly in the final, the red one was very influential in the game, Lautaro was morally downgraded. It is a pride to have faced him in the defining match”, Ezequiel Correa, Newell’s champion player.
Now, the representative of the Rosario club will have another great challenge ahead of him, but on the international level. In the coming months he will have to travel to Europe to compete against the best players in the world, including several Argentine champions of their respective leagues. Matías BonannoManchester City player, who won the English ePremier last September, and Nicolas Villalbawinner of the LaLiga FC Pro Cup just two weeks ago, repeated on Saturday with the LaLiga FC Pro 2024 trophy from Spain.