Sing in the rain. Racing destroyed San Lorenzo with goals of all colors and not even Insua’s umbrella was left standing

Racing sings in the rain. She dances, screams under the fire of her people. It doesn’t stop raining, Juanfer Quintero entertains and Maravilla Martínez, one of the new guys, goes down in history. The Academy, with furious gusts, is not afraid of the limelight. He is one of the candidates, it is not early to list him. The 4-1 over Saint Lawrence naked, furthermore, Galician Insua: your team does not represent you. Behind him, his former fortress, is an invitation to danger. And the future is quite a challenge: it is never good to play with feelings.

Bareiro’s touch, after a shot from Roca Sánchez, after a minute and a half: thus, with an unexpectedly incisive San Lorenzo, the duel between the two giants began. San Lorenzo had the ball and the disposition of the attack, with a commitment like those before, like Ferreira and two forwards: Bareiro felt more accompanied by Tarragona. Of course: it lasted a sigh.

Wrestling, football and a hot classic, in the rainFotobaires

Racing came out of the surprise with some touches of Juanfer Quintero, in a high voltage shock, strong leg and hot heart. The general feeling was that the goal was going to fall, in either area. It was in San Lorenzo, the cry of Racing. Martínez took advantage of Rojas’s center and, above all, the double distraction of Sánchez and Hernández. The action was reviewed by the VAR, due to an alleged foul on Giay and a probable off side. In the end, after four minutes, it was validated.

Ferreira, with the ball stopped and some feints, kept San Lorenzo alert, but Racing was always more, it was better. He confirmed it at the end of the first half Wonder Martinez, again, after a precise center from Solari. It became evident that the defense of San Lorenzo, a stronghold of the Insua cycle, was forgotten. When he wanted, the Academy entered into every corner. Quintero wrote the libretto, the rest accompanied with the same prose.

With the Barrios and Tapia Dog, San Lorenzo sought to balance a tilted field. He did not lack fervor, in that area he is usually irreproachable. What he didn’t have was football, essential to believe that anything is possible. However, Maravilla, with the complicity of Braida and Altamirano, ended the suspense and scored the third, on their perfect night. Ferreira’s discount was to decorate the result.

In terms of play, results and projection, the Academy sits a couple of steps above the Ciclón. It has a better squad (more variety, quantity and resources, also from the lower divisions) and tends to compete more regularly over time. But attention: Racing is going to play the Copa Sudamericana and San Lorenzo, the Libertadores. Not only did he postpone the classic opponent with whom he collided in Avellaneda: also (and, above all) Boca.

However, the rod of competitiveness unites the world of the two fans. Academy fans and Ciclón fans are alike in their eagerness to discover the best version of their teams. They have no patience, like most of the supporters of our effervescent football. It happened in the defeat against Unión in Avellaneda and it happened in the 0-0 with Unión in Nuevo Gasómetro, to name two specific cases.

Insua, with the umbrella, overwhelmed by the situationFotobaires

It is no longer about the hierarchy of different caliber: this is how it is lived in our environment, in which a defeat or a couple of draws in a row is similar to a “crisis”. In search of that ideal that almost never arrives, there are the coaches, two very loved, respected men, a glory as players.

El Gallego has already shown his mark, by saving the team from the abyss, recovering tranquility in all areas and reaching qualification for the Libertadores, without shining figures. Now, much more is demanded of him. Daring and fighting for the cup that tormented the club for much of its history. Costas took office recently, but quickly announced that he wants to be champion. Any step to the side is a question mark.

The classic was also played from the substitute benches. “We have to be 10 points physically. We are getting closer to the team I want. We have a lot of personality,” is Costas’ message.

Braida and Almendra, hand in handFotobaires

In the world of differences, Insua brings more than one coincidence. “We need to improve efficiency. We still have to continue growing, improve the quality of play and the physical response. We have evolved, but there is still a long way to go to reach the team I want,” she says.

Mura closed the stadium with a header. Costas won the classic against Insua. Racing has a hot hand, he is a candidate, there is no doubt. San Lorenzo was soaked in doubts, with Insua under the umbrella as a symbol.

Ariel Ruya

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