2024-08-14 00:30:02
Racing defeated Huachipato 2-0 in Viña del Mar (Chile) and was very well positioned to advance one more phase in the Copa Sudamericana. Adrian “Maravilla” Martinez and Juan Fernando Quintero from the penalty spot scored the goals for the Academy, who will advance to the quarter-finals until losing the rematch next week in Avellaneda by one goal difference.
The night started off complicated for Racing. The team was long on the pitch, had problems recovering the ball in the middle and Huachipato got to them. Eight minutes into the first half, a right-footed cross from Chilean midfielder Montes went just wide of the right post. But as the minutes went by, the Academy began to find its way back into the game. And they began to make a difference on the left, with the runs of full-back Rojas and the runs of Colombian Carbonero. At 19 minutes “Maravilla” Martínez broke the crossbar with a left-footed shot. And at 32, Rojas and Carbonero combined on the side, the Colombian launched the cross and in anticipation in the small area, “Maravilla” scored the 1 to 0.
The good thing was that, in the second half, Racing did not retreat to defend the difference.Without losing solvency in the back, he dared to take better care of the ball, to get together and play, and he did not hit the ball so many times at the forwards. When he came on for Carbonero at the exact time of the match, “Juanfer” Quintero began to pull the strings and ensure possession for Racing, but without being able to define the attacks. At 24 minutes, a right-footed shot from outside the area by Almendra hit the crossbar. It was not until the 44th minute, after a penalty that goalkeeper Cerdá committed against “Maravilla” Martínez, that Quintero scored the 2-0 with a low, cornered left-footed shot. and left Racing well on track for revenge in seven days at the Cilindro de Avellaneda.