2024-02-18 00:33:12
Racing suffered a blow that it did not expect. At home, after two consecutive wins and when he was waiting for a victory to reach the top of his group in the League Cup, Godoy Cruz surprised him with a 2-0 victory that left him with many doubts ahead of the classic against Independiente Of the next week. To make matters worse, Juanfer Quintero came out in the second half with a discomfort in his knee.
After beating San Lorenzo and Newell’s, Racing came out ready to dominate Godoy Cruz, who arrived as a leader and with a very clear idea of the game. And little by little he achieved it, with a little prominence from Quintero and the push from Zuculini in the middle of the field. And except for a mistake by the steering wheel, which caused Conechny to touch over Arias and the crossbar prevented the goal, Racing did not have any major upsets.
In attack, Racing generated good encounters on the wings, but lacked a little depth to find Martínez in the area. For this reason, the chances came through a shot by Zuculini that hit the crossbar, two appearances by Quintero that Petroli resolved well and a one-on-one that Solari had that the goalkeeper neutralized in a great way.
However, when it seemed that Racing could reach the first goal, its defensive weakness condemned it. After an aerial delivery, no one could reject it and the ball was left to Guillén, who overflowed from the right and found Badaloni’s scoring header in the middle.
The impact of the goal threw Costas’ team into disarray, and they again paid for it with a cross from the left. Once again no one rejected and Badaloni, with a volley, submitted Arias. At that point, Godoy Cruz finished strengthening himself against a helpless and surprised Racing, which took a step back just before the classic against Independiente.