In an intense and overwatered classic, Racing was clearly imposed on Saint Lawrence on the fourth date of the League Cup and won 4-1 with a Maravilla Martínez phenomenal player who scored three goals and gave an assist.
Maravilla was a figure: three goals and one assist. Photobaires
The match started even and both teams had chances to break the score. However, it was Racing that struck first thanks to the ex-Instituto attacker at 22 minutes.
After a cross that came from the left, Roca Sánchez botched the clearance and He left the ball dead to Maravilla, who struck down Altamirano and made it 1-0 to celebrate madly.
This goal marked Maravilla’s return to scoring after several months. His last goal had been in November 2023, against Argentinos.
After the goal, Racing found many more spaces and Juanfer Quintero took advantage with his magical left foot. He made deep passes, moved throughout the midfield and generated many scoring situations, which were not taken advantage of.
The second attack for Cuervo fell at 41 minutes, again from the feet of Maravilla and with a center from the side.
On this occasion, Santiago Solari’s ball was perfect towards the ‘9’ position, who attacked the ball and with his left foot made it 2-0.
The center forward played an ideal game and not only scored for the first time with Racing, but also sealed a hat trick with a goal in the second half.
Maravilla put the finishing touch with a ‘good 9’ finish. He finished off a ball that was left in the Cuervo area as best he could, the ball bounced off a defender and went over Altamirano to make it 3-0.
Insúa’s team achieved the discount from the feet of Ferreira, one of the reinforcements for this championship. However, it was not enough to put pressure and get even closer on the scoreboard.
The fourth goal of the Academy was not from Martínez, but he did have a key participation: the ‘9’ sent the center and a header from Mura beat Chila Gómez, the goalkeeper who came in to replace Altamirano, who received a hit from Maravilla at the 80 minutes.
With this result, Racing reached the seven-point line and achieved its second victory in four dates. For its part, San Lorenzo continues to fall and has not yet won in this competition: it tied three and lost one.