For the second time in less than a month, Argentina is singing, “Dale campeon!” Or in English, “Let’s go, champion!”
First, it was for Lionel Messi and Co. after they won the World Cup in Qatar.
On Sunday, it was for Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, who turned in a masterclass of his own to capture the Latin America Amateur Championship in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
The Buenos Aires native, a day shy of his 23rd birthday, capped a record 23-under week with a 5-under 67 to best Mexico’s Luis Carrera by four shots and become Argentina’s second LAAC champion, following Abel Gallegos in 2020.