In a game spoiled by the controversy and the referee scandal of Facundo Tellothe hero for what Racing could keep the last trophy of the year was Carlos Alcaraz. A player who was able to overturn the present of him after receiving a shot in the ears from the DT after the fall against Estudiantes and who with his header gave a consolation to the Avellaneda team in this good 2022.

With an agitated personality that still needs to be cleaned up – expelled for taking off his shirt and for having also made useless provocative gestures – but the holder of a quality in the key of his right foot, the boy ended up taking on the victory a few minutes before the end of the game.

“I am very calm because I had the chance to score a goal but the victory belongs to the group, to the people who have accompanied us throughout the year. I am living a dream, I have always thought of becoming a champion, it was not given to us before. and now fortunately yes “, he still had the excitement in the foreground and be part of the official Racing networks for the celebrations.

Alcaraz, another of the guys trained at Tita Mattiussi Predio, recounted how he lived the game since he entered the field: “When I entered I said that one would stay and the first hit the post, I could not believe it. . They gave a header and I said we couldn’t go to penalties. The coaching staff always tell me to go to the central defenders and look for the ball behind their backs to hit him with the head; luckily I had an extra left and the goal was given to me “.

“The rides make you really special. A lot of people came by plane, bus, car. Our whole family came and that’s why it’s such a celebration for all of us,” he said effusively but also as a participant in an event. coronation that the races were denied in the League Cup and the Professional League, but at least he was able to enjoy a game full of extra-football situations, with the referee taking center stage above the players.

Alcaraz has grown like no other in this 2022. Not only did he compete for a spot in the starting eleven, but he ended up playing 42 games, scoring 9 goals and also providing 10 assists. He endured the bump in the middle of the year and was also in the eye of the storm with his fight with Cardona for kicking a free kick at the end of the tournament.

However, the number 22 shirt has gradually regained confidence. What came at one point was the cover of the Portuguese newspapers for the interest of Benfica and Porto. But the club decided to support him and got his reward with the aim of winning the Champions Trophy.