There was a time when Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán seemed condemned to live in the shadow of Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia. It didn’t matter the deployment or the strategy; They always stayed at the gates of glory, punished by the beating of rivals who seemed unattainable. However, Those ghosts dissipated at the end of last year and today the reality is different: the tables have turned. Now it is the couple led by Jorge Martínez that has taken the measure of the ‘Golden Boys’, and In the Asunción P2, history has been rewritten in golden letters.
The ‘Mozart of Catamarca’ and the ‘King’ reached the final with the confidence through the roof after signing several exhibitions in the previous rounds. They had swept the quarterfinals and semifinals, recovering that overwhelming version that eluded them in the first tournaments of the year. It seemed like the ideal scenario for their redemption, but they ran into a wall of reality. At the moment of truth, in the arena where champions are forged, they found themselves outmatched again.. A splash of cold water for those who seemed to have regained their absolute brilliance.
Coello and Tapia against Chingotto and Galán in the P2 final in Asunción.Premier Padel
The case of Ale and Fede is the reverse of the coin. If in 2025 their impeccable game withered when Sundays arrived, this 2026 they have learned to win through suffering. In Paraguay they have walked the wire, but when the ball was burning the most, they raised their level to the unattainable. Because to be number one you don’t have to show off every day, but rather be relentless the day the trophy is on the table.
Chingotto’s strategic recital
The match started with a declaration of intent: Arturo and Agustín had not had their serve broken all week and, in the first game, ‘Chingalán’ destroyed the statistic. The ‘Alien’ maintained its suffocating level of pressure, but was Fede Chingotto who, after a discreet start to the tournament, took the team on his back with a master class in tactical play.
Although equality prevailed in the SND Arena, the “gold” points, those that decide championships, always fell on the side of the number two. Taking advantage of the slightest gap, they closed the first round with a 6-3 that left the favorites frozen. The ‘Golden Boys’ tried to react with pride, but they found themselves with a couple who no longer know what it means to give in. With the final 7-5, based on two iconic points of an imperial Chingotto, they sealed their fourth crown of the year.
This title in Asunción transcends points. It is confirmation that they are more prepared than ever to assault the world throne. The ghosts that once haunted them seem to have changed sides; Now they are the ones who have taken the measure of the ‘Clásico’. Chingotto and Galán no longer just compete: now, they dominate.
