Overview

• Nelly Giscafré details how a tailored mental program helped forge the Las Leonas identity, with team leaders endorsing the concept, Inés Arrondo sketching the emblem, and Sergio Vigil applying it to jerseys, while she now remains an available advisor rather than day‑to‑day staff.
• Coverage revisits Sydney 2000, when a rules misread forced Argentina to win three straight; captain Karina Masotta pushed to wear the stored Leonas jerseys and the team prevailed 3-1, 2-1 and 7-1 to reach the final and claim silver.
• Soledad García says an ‘essence’—pride in the shirt, discipline and turning scarcity into strength—has been passed between generations, reflected in podium finishes at six of the past seven Olympics, including bronze at Paris 2024.
• García will take part in Tuesday’s reinauguration of the Estadio Provincial Soledad García at the Polo Deportivo Kempes, an event announced to feature Las Leonas.
• García recounts learning of her national-team exclusion by message, highlighting lingering concerns about communication and athlete care even as she credits early sports psychology and Vigil’s leadership for empowering players.