2023-10-20 01:46:00
Photo: Luis Cetraro
River Plate, Independiente’s escort, tied as a visitor against Colón, from Santa Fe, who played the entire second half with one less due to the expulsion of midfielder Stéfano Moreyra, 2 to 2, in the continuation of the ninth date of the Copa de the Professional League.
With a double from the creative midfielder Rubén Botta, one from a penalty, the ‘Sabalero’, in need of points in the fight to avoid relegation, took the lead twice, but played the entire complement with one less due to the expulsion of the aforementioned Moreyra.
For his part, the ‘Millonario’ equalized through two goals by Colombian striker Miguel Ángel Borja and was close to winning it in a second half where he took advantage of the numerical advantage to have the ball but not to translate it into the rival net.
The initial stage had many emotions and began with a certain dominance of the visiting team, which had the first approach through a frontal shot by midfielder Agustín Palavecino from outside the area.
But the possession approach that River proposed was quickly affected by a play by midfielder Rubén Botta on the right wing, who escaped the mark of Enzo Pérez, ran diagonally to get into the area and, before the late reduction of the ‘Millonaria’ defense ‘, he comfortably executed a left-footed shot that shot Ezequiel Centurión.
It was 8 minutes into the game and the team led by coach Martín Demichelis was already at a disadvantage, so it vehemently went to seek equality.
The tie was not long in coming, since three minutes later, from a very well executed corner by Ignacio Fernández, the Colombian striker Miguel Borja connected a scoring header against the poor start of goalkeeper Ignacio Chicco.
When it seemed that Núñez’s men could dominate the development through possession, Colón became increasingly sharp and effective, especially through the full-back Eric Meza, an active Ramón Ábila and a Botta figure.
Photo: Luis Cetraro
It was with a play by these last two players that the local team once again twisted the procedure 19 minutes into the first half, when Botta sent a punctured pass, again poorly defended by a weak ‘Millonaria’ central defense, which Ábila brought down and then hook and finish.
The ball hit Milton Casco’s arm and, after referee Nicolás Ramírez checked the VAR, he awarded a penalty for the ‘Sabalero’, converted by Botta himself in the 26th minute.
River, once again at a disadvantage, tried to react with proposals from Palavecino and more active interventions from Esequiel Barco, but never felt comfortable in the rival field.
For his part, Colón, managing the timing of the game without the need for possession, was more incisive when he was able to formulate a counterattack.
When not much else seemed to happen in that first half, a chain of incidents began with the injury of midfielder Damián Batallini at home, who was replaced by defender Gian Nardelli.
Then, Stéfano Moreyra intervened to clear a divided ball, but left his foot raised and aggressively hit Palavecino, for which he was sent off in the fifth minute of stoppage time (there were eight).
Furthermore, due to the protests of the local coaching staff, the assistant Jorge Borelli and the physical trainer Sebastián Somoza were fired, in a first half that ended unevenly and with 10 minutes added.
Forced to cover gaps in the middle due to the expulsion of Moreyra, coach Néstor ‘Pipo’ Gorosito took off Tomás Galván and put on Cristian Vega for the complement, but Núñez’s team showed a different attitude as soon as the final stage began.
A good collective play by Demichelis’ team ended in an excellent clearance by Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Fernández for Borja, who subtly defined and equalized the proceedings when barely 70 seconds into the second half.
From there, the development favored the visitor, who now achieved dominance through possession, precision and a lot of presence in the rival field.
Given the favorable context, Demichelis sent Matías Suárez and Enzo Díaz onto the field, seeking the advantage for the first time on the Santa Fe night.
Photo: Luis Cetraro
Both Manuel Lanzini and Enzo Pérez improved their individual performances against an increasingly withdrawn Colón, greatly feeling the numerical disadvantage.
Full-back Marcelo Herrera progressively launched himself into the attack and, after 20 minutes, finished off a shot from distance that went just wide.
Soon, Gorosito moved the bench to regain some prominence, bringing out midfielder Favio Álvarez and Ábila who made a strong wear in the initial stage, to bring in Paraguayan midfielder Ángel Cardozo and attacker Javier Toledo.
It was Toledo himself who started a dangerous play in favor of the home team with a header that ended up at Botta’s feet, then the midfielder entered the area and waited for the right moment to enable Meza, who finished, but failed due to an effective bailout. of Centurion.
The following minutes saw River launched into the attack, although with little effectiveness in achieving the advantage.
As the last unbalancing weapon, Demichelis ordered the entry of Gonzalo ‘Pity’ Martínez for Fernández, with an exhausted local team and almost completely in a defensive position.
Even though the last 15 minutes were played meters from the ‘Sabalera’ area, the lack of effectiveness of the visit could not change the result, beyond a final attempt by Martínez, from a free kick, well deflected by Ignacio Chicco.
Equality, although it did not end up forming any team, reflected a match that favored each team for a while.
River was second to Independiente in Zone A, with 17 units (the “red” has 18), while Colón (14) reached third place, although it may lose it at the end of the date if Vélez Sarsfield or Huracán win.
The same Parque Patricios squad could leave the Santa Fe team in the relegation zone according to the annual table, since it accumulates 38 points compared to the 39 of ‘Sabalero’, which on the next date will visit Arsenal, from Sarandí, while the ‘ Millonario’ will receive the Independent leader.
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