March 15, 2024, 5:30 p.m. ET
Independiente fell by the minimum against Deportivo Riestrawhich achieved the most brilliant victory in its history, winning 1-0 at the start of the eleventh round of the League Cup.
Riestra hit in the first half against Independiente. Photobaires
Malevo de Pompeya came out to control the match from the beginning, even without dominating possession, and began to reach Rodrigo Rey’s goal, who after 10 seconds had to react after a bad back pass that compromised the goal at zero from the start. marker. With a compact block and active wingers on the wings, Riestra dominated the center of the field and from there he played as he wanted in the first half.
Then, a header from Nicolás Benegas after a cross from Pedro Ramírez and a shot from Guillermo Pereira contained by Rey once again gave notice that the host was superior, but the team from Fabbiani Ogre just hit the 18 minutes, after a great individual play and a precise cross from Pereira that led to a header into Ramírez’s net.
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Rojo couldn’t find a way back to the match, their possession was dull, a lot of time in their own half, and Malevo kept getting closer to the rival goal, so Carlos Tevez He took note: at 32 minutes, he took out Joaquín Laso and Gabriel Neves, dismantling the line of five, and sent the youth players Alex Luna and David Martínez onto the field.
With the modifications, seeking control of the midfield, Independiente, who received four yellow cards in 20 minutes, tied the score and even got close to Ignacio Arce, but Felipe Aguilar could not connect with Gabriel Ávalos’ header. About the time, Riestra warned again.
Although at the beginning of the second half the home team was once again close to the goal, after a lack of defensive attention, those from Avellaneda began to get closer to the rival area, accumulating centers that sought a detour for equality: in one of the clearest moments, they just missed the goal. They scored Matías Giménez.
Without such clarity, Tevez’s pupils went and went, but lacked depth in the final meters. Ávalos had the clearest oneswho had just uncovered himself against River, but one ball was left behind him and in another he could not head the goal.
And within so much disorder, Independiente could not beat Arce, very quickly every time he was called, and took a hard blow from Villa Soldati, where the host achieved the most important victory in its history.
El Rojo stayed at 18 points, still in the qualifying zone for the quarterfinals, although due to the parity of Zone A the date will surely end outside the green band. Malevo, for its part, reached 11 points, adding its third victory in the League Cup, the second in a row.