He couldn’t claim victory, but still Independent He added a point on Tuesday night. The Red tied 2-2 on the visit to Barracas Central for the ninth date of the League Cupat the Tomás Adolfo Ducó stadium in Huracán, and Thus, they equaled Instituto de Córdoba as the leader of Group A. The match ended with controversy due to some referee errors.
The match was judged by Pablo Dóvalo, who had many discussions with players over some decisions. Rojo, coached by Carlos Tevez, started better. Matías Giménez opened the scoring in the 16th minute, thanks to a great right-footed shot, entering from the left, to the goalkeeper’s far post. And Barracas tied it, due to the work of art of a free kick executed by Siro Rosané, at 29, to the goalkeeper’s right post. Without a doubt, two great goals.
When it seemed that they would go to the locker room by hand, Alexis Domínguez was precise and scored another nice goal. Thus, history turned for Barracas Central, at 45 minutes, to seal the 2-1. In the complement, Independiente went out without hesitation to look for more goals and found the 2-2 with another goal from Giménez, at 20 minutes, in that case with a header.
In a balanced match, Independiente, which was already the sole leader of Group A, could not repeat that situation, since if it had achieved three points it would have been two ahead of Instituto, which opened the ninth day with its 2-2 victory. 0 in Córdoba against Huracán.
Tevez’s Rojo now has 17 points and has a goal difference of +4, while the Córdoba team surpasses it in the difference with +7. Barracas appears behind both, precisely because the team led by Alejandro Orfila accumulates 16 units.
Both continue to fight to establish themselves in the final stretch of the championship of the highest category of Argentine soccer, to try to finish among the top four in the area.
Barracas Central arrived with a great 3-1 victory against Independiente Rivadavia, in Mendoza, while Independiente showed a show of character in their previous match and beat Argentinos Juniors 2-1 in the Libertadores de América, since they had just fallen 1-0 against Racing Club, also at home, in the Avellaneda classic.
The last match between Barracas and Independiente had been thrashed in favor of Rojo in their stadium by 3-0. This time, they were even and continue fighting at the top of their group, with their enthusiasm intact. Maybe the players on Tevez’s team left angry with the referee, for a handball that could have been a penalty in their favor and an unsanctioned expulsion of a rival. What’s more: his captain, Iván Marcone, received the red card after the end of the match, due to his protests to the referee.