It seems a fairy tale, just when everything that happened under the sky of Bajo Flores was typical of a horror novel. There is a hand in the box that Andrés Merlos, the low-flying referee, does not charge right under his nose.
And to the explosive request of the tribune are added the breakdowns in the intercom. The referee receives the call from the VAR only when he regains contact with the booth. Therefore, the script written by Rubén Darío Insúa in the last line of the afternoon has Néstor Ortigoza as protagonist. To enter extra time, put on the captain’s ribbon and define the game with his specialty, those unattainable shots from twelve steps. And to transform a faded afternoon into a triumph that the San Lorenzo did not expect.
Vélez finished with one less man after the dismissal of Valentín Gómez, who should have seen the red card early in the second half, when Merlos did not take a clear penalty from the boy on Ezequiel Cerutti. It was the tenth defeat in a championship that can hardly be forgotten. Not least because Aldosivi plays worse. And although he has reached the semi-final of the Copa Libertadores, his campaign is unfortunate. And consequently, in short, of its weak collective disposition. There are individual dips, but the performance leaves a lot to be desired.
Yup, he knew how to have better times San Lorenzo and Velez. Always on the edge of a rivalry that has to do with a geographical issue and some duel that has left consequences, he was expected to grit his teeth. But there was an unexpected guest in the middle of spring. And if He baby Veira, hero azulgranaHe said the wind was born here, he was not wrong. She blew hard, but didn’t take advantage of it. Cyclone in the first time. In short, the clearest situation it generated occurred at the end of the opening chapter, when Cerutti received alone from a counterattack, turned and took a right that Leonardo Burián covered with difficulty.
That play was a testament to what was seen in the first forty-five minutes. After all, San Lorenzo is a team that feels more comfortable in retiring to be deployed by the speed of its wings or flying wings. Insúa likes the counterattack. So, he gave the ball to Velez. And he waited with a row of five, covering the gaps, recovering and trying to hurt outside.
However, Agustín Giay only came off once, which combined the wall with Cerutti and the center behind the boy found a very bad response from Nahuel Barrios. El Perrito, in front of the door, ends out to the side. Malcom Braida, on the other hand, only climbed once and Adam Bareiro was unable to impose his aerial presence.
Vélez tried to put together a good circuit based on his young central midfielders, Nicolás Garayalde and Mateo Seoane, and side imbalance with Emanuel Insúa. However, the side was able to climb very few times. In one of them he put a center that complicated Augusto Batalla, but no team mate solved it at the far post. The most dangerous action he produced was a bravado from Valentín Gómez who leaned on Lucas Janson, stepped into the box and finished sideways. Battle closed.
It was the epilogue of the first half, when a low-level game seemed to take flight in which Cristian Zapata stood out for his firmness to fight hand to hand against a young and powerful Abel Osorio, who has the appearance of Turu Flores.
But it was only an isolated reflection. The complement continued to show great coarseness. Cut, with a penalty not taken by Gómez for Cerutti, a foul by Giay who deserved something more than a yellow card, crosses and unfinished plays.
Insua did not risk it. All of his changes were name by name, barely making Cerutti left when Barrios gave way to Agustín Martegani. Later entered Iván Leguizamón and Andrés Vombergar, but little has changed. Alexander Medina also did not dare, but Lucas Pratto and Luca Orellano entered and Vélez got up in the rival camp. Without clarity, it is true, but he was looking for more.
“Move, Raven, move, move, stop fucking around”shouted the tribune. But nothing happened. Until Pratto loses it, Braida overflows, Vombergar heads and De Los Santos caresses like a swimmer. Merlos cashed 8 minutes later! and ortigoza He added color to this gray Saturday.
Source: Clarin
