Union he beat Boca by 1 a 0 a match that left many facts to review. Kevin Zenón returned to the stadium April 15 and went feted by the club where he was until a few days ago. There was iron by Cristian Medina a un rival, one day after the one in Independiente 2 vs. Barracas Central 2 unleashed a storm of criticism of the refereeing and AFA. AND Cristian Gonzalezthe DT of Union, hugged and kissed a linesman after a protest.
Before the game on date 9 of the Professional League Cup, The local club honored Kevin Zenón, the Boca midfielder who spent six years at the Santa Fe club and who was transferred at the end of January. The captain of Union, Claudio Corvalan, who scored the only goal, gave his former teammate a framed Union jersey. The garment had the number 10, which Zenón wore as a Tatengue soccer player. The player was greatly applauded by the fans, who filled the stadium.
The controversial play occurred after nine minutes. Cristian Medina created a great offensive action on the right and entered the area with a pure dribble, but the ball was far away from him and when he tried to recover it I give her a blow to Franco Pardo. Seeing the abruptness of his excess, the Boca midfielder immediately went to apologize to his opponent. Referee Fernando Rapallini showed him the yellow card and did not go to the VAR monitor to review the action.
The play became more striking because it resembled the one in which, in the tie between Barracas Central and Independiente, Alexis Domínguez hit Iván Marcone and referee Pablo Dóvalo admonished the Guapo player despite the claims of Independiente and the coach. Carlos Tevez, who demanded the expulsion of his rival. After the match there were harsh accusations from the coach to the judge and between Tevez and AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino.
Cristian González lives every game with great intensity. When 42 minutes had passed in the second half, with the score still 0-0, Unión protested an alleged infraction by Boca in their area, but Rapallini interpreted that there had not been a foul. Kily went on to complain to the number one assistant, Gabriel Chade, who did not pay attention to him, and then González, pompously, gave him a hug and a kiss, as an apology. Another show of affection involved the coach of Unión, who received her when Corvalán celebrated the goal: the defender went to hug him in the celebration.
With the euphoria of the victory, the Tatengue coach was very happy with his team’s production: “We played a terrible game. The team gave it 100%. Boca did not kick us to the goal. We were fair winners. I live it this way, I love football and I have my players, who are totally committed. We try to do the best we can. I highlight the dedication of the players and that fills me with pride,” said the coach of the winning team.
Union Compact 1 vs. Mouth 0
For his part, his colleague from Boca, Diego Martínez, admitted the poor performance of his team. “Concerned. We played the worst game. The team lacked fluidity and freshness. We faced a rival who proposed duels to us and in those duels it was difficult for us to resolve. Union was superior in that part. In the second half we improved, but we never played as we would have liked. From what was done in the second half it seemed that it was going to be difficult for both teams to convert. But I feel like overall it was our worst game, and when you don’t play well, you lose. It’s good that it is like that,” acknowledged the coach, who is in his third month in the first xeneize. And he added: “What worried me most is that we lacked freshness. It could be expected due to the proximity of games, due to the trip, but it was general. In all lines we lacked spark. It worries us and it hurts usbut it occupies us for what is to come.”
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