Newell’s 0-4 Racing
The fifth round of the League Cup began with an entertaining show in Rosario. Just after the fourth day ended with the tie between Talleres and Instituto, Racing and Newell’s met at the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa in Parque de la Independencia. The Academy was dispatched with a 4-0 win that places it as a serious candidate in Zone B. La Lepra, which was leading with a perfect score, could not make the home team weigh. Facundo Mura, a double from Maravilla Martínez, who has five goals in as many games, and another great goal from Bruno Zuculini, gave Gustavo Costas’ team the victory.
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Racing generated the first chance to open the scoring with a good collective action that left Adrián Martínez one-on-one against Ramiro Macagno, but the striker who had just scored three goals against San Lorenzo resolved with an unnecessary rush and the ball went wide . La Lepra’s response came immediately. A cross into the goal that complicated Angelo Martino’s Gabriel Arias was the homeowner’s first warning. And then, Juan Ramírez managed to dismantle the last albiceleste line and look for the furthest corner of the goalkeeper with a past in Defensa y Justicia. By inches the scene did not end in celebrations.
In a back-and-forth duel, and after the constant threats generated by Maravilla, Facundo Mura was the one who went on the offensive and celebrated the 1-0 thanks to a shot that deflected off Martino and dislocated Macagno. As against the Ciclón, the former Estudiantes billed with authority and silenced the red and black stadium. And before the first half ended, Adrián Martínez received a great pass from Mura and touched into the net to go into the break with a lead of two.
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In the second half, Racing did not change the position shown in the first half and in just three minutes they increased the score again. Bruno Zuculini, with a beautiful left-footed volley from behind the crescent, nailed the ball into the corner, leaving goalkeeper Ramiro Macagno’s reaction useless. In this way he scored again with the Acadé shirt after eleven years. Less than ten minutes later, it was once again Maravilla Martínez who transformed the win into 4-0 for the Academy.
“People have to allow themselves to dream. We have to go ashore and continue working. We are doing very well, we have a great group and team, along with the coaching staff and the fans are seeing it. I always tell my teammates that I am usually behind the plays and have to finish them. I tried to aim for the goal and luckily I finished the play. I was fortunate that it went to the goal. This team has solidarity, a lot of humility and everyone runs. We provide for each other, those who enter and those who don’t. That is the most important thing, we are going to continue fighting and working so that this hope continues to grow,” said Bruno Zuculini after the game.
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The match was brought forward to tonight because La Lepra will travel to Miami tomorrow, to play a friendly match on Thursday against Lionel Messi and Gerardo Tata Martino’s Inter, renowned fans of the red and black entity. In the long overall history, Racing leads with 56 wins, against 50 for Newell’s and 50 draws.
Trainings:
Court: Colossus Marcelo Bielsa (Rosario).
Referee: Pablo Echavarría.
TV: ESPN Premium.
Institute 2-2 Workshops
“Don’t try to understand it, enjoy it.” The phrase that is generally applied to memes on social networks could fit perfectly for Carnival Monday. The thing is that on the same day, the League Cup had matches on two different dates. Firstly, Instituto and Talleres closed the fourth day of the tournament in Córdoba, while Rosario Racing and Newell’s began the fifth day of the calendar.
At Mario Alberto Kempes there was a classic flavor. La Gloria and La T faced each other in a dynamic and entertaining duel. Both teams did their part to open the scoring, but the good performances of Manuel Roffo and Guido Herrera kept the screams choked. However, a clear grab by Matías Catalán on Damián Puebla motivated the VAR to call Hernán Mastrángelo, who had ignored the infraction. After several minutes of review through the monitor, the referee sanctioned the penalty that the local team midfielder exchanged for a goal: 1 to 0.
In the second half, the team led by Walter Ribonetto had a more aggressive attitude. To the point of turning the local goalkeeper into a figure. The interventions of Ramón Sosa, Rubén Botta, Marcos Portillo and Federico Girotti took the fight to the area defended by the former Boca, who excelled with impressive saves. But the resistance came until Nahuel Bustos broke his goal and broke an undefeated record of 528 minutes. The difference was in the ambition of the strategists, since Diego Dabove’s petty approach was not enough to maintain the advantage.
The emotional boost represented that change in mentality that helped Talleres reverse history to silence the fireworks that had been lit in the stands. The figure with a past in Tigre dominated with his chest on the edge of the area and hung it from the corner to seal the 2 to 1. And a few moments later he generated a penalty that would have allowed the visitor to settle the dispute, although the VAR review Due to the alleged foul of Roberto Bochi, the referee’s ruling was annulled.
That situation helped the Institute wake up. A poor delivery by Juan Portilla allowed Silvio Romero to provide a pinpoint assist to Santiago Rodríguez and the forward resolved before the departure of Herrera. A great maneuver that caused euphoria in the stands. The agonizing goal allowed songs to be improvised in the popular ones to outwit the rival in the area. In the distribution of points, whoever had the taste of victory went to Glory.
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo.
WHERE: Lucas Novelli.
Stadium: Mario Alberto Kempes.
TV: ESPN Premium.
Positions
Zone A
Zone B
With information from Télam