2024-08-21 11:50:07
Racing was a steamroller. They crushed Huachipato of Chile by 6 to 1 (8 to 1 in the aggregate) with an hour full of football and goals and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana in which they will face the winner of the match between Belgrano de Córdoba and Atlético Paranaense. Racing’s performance was so brilliant and convincing that it put the cold and windy night at the Cilindro de Avellaneda in the background.
Everything was resolved in the first half. Racing scored four goals and could have even scored one more If at 45 minutes the Chilean goalkeeper had not saved a penalty from “Juanfer” Quintero. The differences in hierarchy and pace that had been outlined last week in Chile were highlighted to such an extent that there were almost no equivalences.
At 9 minutes, Balthasar Rodriguez opened the scoring after a good combination between Rojas and Carbonero on the left. At 25, he increased the score “Marvel” Martinez after a cross from Mura from the right. Five minutes later, Martínez was faced with the goalkeeper and instead of scoring the goal, he preferred to set up Coalfish to convert. And a minute after having wasted the penalty, Quintero put one on one Coalfish who, after Cerda blocked his first shot, scored the 4-0.
The goal-scoring show continued in the second half. At the minute, the Venezuelan Palmezano He scored a penalty for the Chileans, at five minutes, Of Caesar He connected on a rebound after a corner and scored the fifth and at 9, Quintero gave him a goal pass Almond to round out the half dozen. With the classification already resolved, the team lifted its foot off the accelerator and Coach Costas moved the bench thinking about the classic against Independiente amidst the voices of the fans who were singing “whatever it takes, we have to win on Sunday.”