The students of Buenos Aires this Saturday night fueled their desire to obtain the second promotion from the First National to the Professional Leaguebeating Gimnasia and Esgrima de Mendoza 1-0 at home, in the first semi-final of the Ridotto.
In a suggestive show offered at the Ciudad de Caseros stadium, Estudiantes managed to prevail thanks to aa conquest of Facundo Castelliheader, in the 33rd minute of the first half.
The initial phase started with a striking dynamic due to the willingness of both teams to go on the attack in an attempt to gain a quick advantage, so both goalkeepers performed with good interventions in pressing situations.
With the passing of the minutes, Mendoza’s team established themselves better on the pitch and, thanks to the good management of the ball of their midfielders, managed to generate a constant attacking game.
The host gradually rearranged himself with the aim of controlling his rivals’ attacks and responding with some ‘spicy’ replies. And so it was that he reached the opening of the board. Delfor Minervino receives from the right and sends a cross which is connected with a header by Castelli, for the 1-0.
The Gimnasia’s reaction was immediate and before halftime he generated three scoring chances, notably disturbed by Lucas Bruera.
The goalkeeper of the Buenos Aires team reappeared at the beginning of the supplement to avoid the equalizer of the “Lobo” of Mendoza, after a violent shot by Fernando Bersano.
Those led by Luca Marcogiuseppe were more concentrated in attack due to the need to achieve parity, against counter-attacks countered by those led by Walter Otta.
That way, the duel was kept open until the end. Just when the match ended, the ‘Pincha’ injury could celebrate the victory of his team, which increasingly increases the illusion of reaching the top category of Argentine football.
The rematch will be played on Saturday 5th November in Mendoza, where Gymnastics must win at least by the slightest difference in order to pass to the final for sporting advantage; while the draw of the Buenos Aires team would be enough.
The other semi-final of the Reduced of the First National Team
The fight for the second ticket of the Professional League has two other candidates. is approx Defenders of Belgrano and the Córdoba Institutewhich will meet this Sunday at 6.15 pm in the city of Buenos Aires, for the first leg of the other semifinal.
The Buenos Aires team just knocked out San Martín de Tucumán, one of the season’s great animators, in the quarter-finals with a resounding 3-0 away match. The Instituto, for its part, joins in this case the Reduced, after finishing the championship in second position, behind Belgrano de Córdoba, owner of the first ascent.
With information from Telam.
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Source: Clarin
