From embarrassment to victory with the heart. Two shots that left him stunned to dream of the championship belt. From presenting themselves as a soulless team, with drooping legs and no attitude to a reaction that was expected after the tournament that escaped the last appointment and the unfortunate first half. Race addressed. He won it outright in the last minute of overtime, when all roads led to penalties. And now he will have an unbeatable opportunity to end the season with another final, the Champions Trophy, right against Boca.
Johan Carbonero’s brake and Gabriel Hauche’s header gave him victory in an outcome typical of a drama. He lost it 2-0 and won it 3-2. What would Fernando Gago have said to his players at half-time? It felt like a game at the end of the cycle. Tiger gave everything. Even playing an hour and a half with one man less for the expulsion of Abel Luciatti, horror for Darío Herrera. Diego Martínez’s changes did not work, but they will not be able to blame those players who have offered themselves, especially It’s here Fernández, who kept up.
The message from the fans at the end of the first half, that of Alcorta and Monasterio, expressed popular sentiment and was a return to what the team reflected on Ducó’s pitch. “Move, run, move; move, stop fucking “people screamed. And it kept whistling. It wasn’t for the bass. The Academy had shown one of the worst versions of the Gago cycle.
And it seemed to touch the pride of the players in blue and white. Because in the second half there was another mark. More energetic, more focused, ready to change his image. Disorder had prevailed, anarchy in the initial phase. He comes back in the shot with an extraordinary Jonathan Gómez, who had shown the two faces of the theater. He committed a penalty and was in the photo of Tigre’s second goal, but he assisted Maxi Romero in time off and shouted for the draw.
The Bullfighterdecimated, he had to multiply his efforts due to the dismissal of Luciatti and ended up asking for time to reach extra time and replace Víctor Cabrera, an injured central defender who played as “9” in the last band of regular time.
The races had been taken away. Away from that oppressive posture that characterizes him, in the first half he was seen stunned, as if River’s hammer blow had still anesthetized him. Tigre, on the other hand, had been intense, concentrated, imposing conditions. With a differential footballer: Facundo Colidio.
The boy who emerged in Boca and transferred to Inter very soon is a striker with great technical qualities. Therefore, he does not play parked in a sector of the field. In that 4-2-3-1 that Martínez presented, he goes back, sets up the processing circuit and manages the two profiles. That same dynamic has infected collective functioning. Tiger had a very clear plan. Menacing with Mateo Retegui, top scorer in the Professional League, a mixed midfielder like Equi Fernández appeared behind. On the outside, on the inside, the Victoria players have gained ground.
Tigre pushes and Racing points on the counterattack with a long ball from the central defenders. Until he found the goal in a highly controversial penalty that Darío Herrera validated via VAR. It is true that Jonathan extended Retegui’s shirt when he tried to rebalance. Now, the attacker not only did not fall; He too seemed to have no problem resisting. Mateo himself executed from eleven meters and did not fail.
Therefore, An abrupt mistake came from the referee and this time Fernando Espinoza was unable to intervene behind the monitor in Ezeiza. Luciatti had already been booked for an infringement against Enzo Copetti when the match had just begun and crossed paths with Carlos Alcaraz. The Tigre defender finished first, the young midfielder jumped in and bought Herrera. Second yellow and out. The VAR can warn the main judge only in the case of a direct red card.
Martínez renewed the defense with the entry of Brian Leizza and the departure of Blas Armoa. A different attitude was expected from Racing, but Tigre has not lost focus. And between the apathy of others and self-esteem, the second came. It started and ended at the feet of Colidio, the best. Iván Pillud and Gabriel Arias have failed. With one less, the Matador achieved the unthinkable at a key moment in the game.
Copetti claimed a penalty with a move anticipated by Leizza and was injured. Maxi Romero walked in and almost got the discount in the end, but Lucas Blondel came just to cut the sentence.
In the second half, the first play, a shot by Gómez that Marinelli already covers reveals another Racing. Tigre’s goalkeeper catches a ball from Romero’s corner. It was all from the Academy, which he immediately discounted. And Romero drew. The arrival of Sebastián Prediger gave the Matador a better balance.
However, The races carried the weight of the match. He did it up to the second extra period. In the end, Tiger seemed to match him. Until the devil’s goal arrived. And the fans left happy. For the win and because there was a great reaction.
Source: Clarin
