Fútbol Argentino
Excursionistas Return to the Primera Nacional After 54 Years and Could Reignite the Clásico with Defensores de Belgrano
The Bajo Belgrano club wrapped up an outstanding campaign and clinched the Primera B Metropolitana title one round before the end. Their return to the second division reopens the possibility of a new clash with Defensores de Belgrano, a rivalry with strong Buenos Aires tradition.
The lower-division game added a great story in Bajo Belgrano: Excursionistas confirmed their return to the Primera Nacional after 54 years. The team were crowned champions of the Primera B Metropolitana after thrashing 4-0 Sportivo Italiano, a result that allowed them to secure the title one round before the end of the tournament.
A promotion with a champion’s stamp
The Verde's campaign was sealed with a convincing win and a championship that sends the club back to the second tier for the first time since 1972. According to the available information, the goals in the match were scored by David Ledesma, Mariano Arango, Gabriel Tellas and Miguel López.
That return holds special value for the club’s history, after a long wait to compete again in a second-division category. Looking at the broader picture of the promotion, the biggest point is that Excursionistas managed to clinch the title early and close out the season’s main objective before the calendar ended.
The clásico that could come back
The return to the Primera Nacional also opens the possibility of reviving a major clásico on the Buenos Aires map: the one with Defensores de Belgrano. The rivalry between the two clubs is intense and, with the promotion of the Bajo Belgrano side, the chance emerges again for a matchup that evokes a shared history of neighborhood, identity and geographic closeness.
- Excursionistas were champions of the Primera B Metropolitana
- They beat Sportivo Italiano 4-0
- They return to the Primera Nacional after 54 years
- Their last spell in the second division had been in 1972
- The clásico with Defensores de Belgrano could be played again
In a schedule always marked by urgency, the news for Excursionistas is different: it is not about survival, but about growing again. And in Argentine lower-league football, few things weigh as much as recovering a division lost more than half a century ago.
