From the joy of Boca to keep its triumphant wake to the scandalous end with the Lanús players running from the referee. The Reserve version of the Trophy of Champions gave another star this Tuesday to ‘Xeneize’, who successfully defended the title he had already won last season and which he has now repeated by beating ‘Maroon’ 2-0, against a large audience at the Platense stadium in Vicente López.
Those led by Mariano Herron They celebrated thanks to goals from Maxi Zalazar Y Luciano Di Lolloone each time, to add his fourth star over the past two years: he was two-time Professional League champion and two-time Champions Trophy champion.
It was all a party for ‘Xeneize’, which saw a multitude of fans in the stands and the presence of some figures from the First Division such as Luis Vázquez and Diego González.
And, by contrast, the end led to a scandal. At 30 minutes, the outcome of the meeting began to have a tense time. After a game in which a footballer of the Xeneize He accused that a rival hit him in the face and led to thrusts and turmoil. There it was the coach who was damaged Rodrigo Acosta, that after showing his anger he was expelled.
But then the problem with the referee broke out Maximilian Lopez Monti -who should have entered the first half due to the injury of the main Francisco Varano- in the additional part of the game, when he sent off Maurizio Cardillo. The player, who entered after 34 minutes, went crazy and started to push the judge, who even backed away on the bench of the ‘Granate’, while everyone claimed him and even attacked him.
Police intervention was required and, wisely, he decided to end the meeting.
A fair victory
The first half was closed by Boca with a result in favor, but not because during the game it was superior to the team led by Rodrigo Acosta, but because it managed to score at the beginning of the game when the pieces had not yet settled.
In a surprising 5 minute game, the Garnet had the ball, a rebound in the opposite field served the ball to the player of the Xeneize Simón Rivero, who drove at full speed on the left and sent a low center for the arrival of Maxi Zalazar, who connected with the left and scored the partial advantage of 1-0.
But that goal did not overshadow the attitude of Lanús, who went looking for a draw even if he was unable to reach it. The Garnet he stopped in front of the two-time Professional Reserve League champion and set the conditions, but did not know how to use the plays to equalize the score. In the first part it was necessary to replace the referee Francesco Varano who injured his right leg during a race and was replaced by fourth referee Maximiliano López Monti.
The second half started at a frantic pace. At the minute Lanús already has the first chance to equalize. From outside the small area and with his opponents in the lead, he made a cross that Leandro Brey, one of the ‘Xeneize’ strongholds, contained in a spectacular way.
But after 9 minutes, bad news came for him. Cochinealbecause in a move that promised for the XeneizeLanús central defender Lucas Irusta committed a foul that earned him a second yellow card and was sent off, leaving his team in ten.
And not only that, from that play came Boca’s second goal. After sending the center, goalkeeper Patricio Albornoz gave a short rebound and central defender Lautaro Di Lollo was left in the small area to push him and start fixing the story.
With the heart, him Cochineal went on to look for a team coached by Herrón who stopped a 4-4-2 that became little offensive and that did not have the outstanding performance expected from players who lived for the first time as the little bull Gonzalo Morales. The Southern team did merit to get the draw.
The final whistle of the referee unleashed the madness of the fans and players of Boca, who added an extra star in reserve to that obtained for the local tournament that fought arm in arm with Vélez until the last appointment. Herrón’s team found themselves with a worthy rival and had to suffer to get one more title to their record.
Source: Clarin
