Godoy Cruz took a breath and stopped the impulse of a Racing without answers

At the foot of the Cordillera, The races remained empty, with no points or football. And defeat hits that much harder because of the image it left in Mendoza. It was a disconnected team, without partnerships, imprecise in all its lines, which they beat very quickly, which ended up losing by inadmissible barrier error in the free kick that defined the game and amassed nothing but meaningless forwards. Irregularity distinguishes this light blue and white boot from Fernando Gago. THE Academy He’s capable of playing an excellent first half, like last week against Lanús, or the worst minutes of the young coach’s cycle, like this Monday. Godoy Cruz has won well, after three defeats in a row, and his coach Diego Flores is relieved.

The blow he received after fifty seconds and the playing field altered all of Gago’s plans. First, for being behind so early. Subsequently, through an uneven and uneven meadow, not suitable for the orderly circulation that Racing likes to exercise.

At this juncture, therefore, it was necessary to focus on the long throw in the open field for Johan Carbonero, the most unbalanced player. For its space-damaging speed, of course. However, the Colombian was almost always in an advanced position, three times in the first half. And when he was able to break the offside trap, solved badly. Face to face with Diego Rodríguez, after a low pass by Gonzalo Piovi from fifty metres, he outlined himself to define with his left foot and chose to open up with his right foot. The ball has been lost out. The second situation, following a transfer from Jonathan Gómez, ended with the forward faking a foul by Lucas Arce. It was a piletazo that deserved the yellow card.

Racing could not put together a good circuit of play with Nicolás Oroz and Jonathan Gómez following the departure of Juan Nardoni or Aníbal Moreno. There was a credit to Godoy Cruz in monitoring the flyers with a lot of pressure. And the advantage, of course, of starting to win very early, when Tomás Conechny, Arce and Roberto Fernández triangulated, the cross arrived behind the Uruguayan and the former San Lorenzo midfielder, who had started the game, finished to finish with a left-foot shot for a corner. He was unassailable for Gabriel Arias.

The afternoon did not promise to be rosy for Racing and finally Leonardo Sigali was injured, replaced by Jonathan Galván. And what Carbonero failed to convert into goals, Salomón Rodríguez almost achieved in a great combination with Fernández, again of course. Arias sprinted to avoid second before the outcome of the first leg.

The result was not unattainable for Racing, but it seemed that Gago would have to get his hands on the team to fix the pieces. Gabriel Rojas’s left-footed shot from mid-range met a great reply from Ruso Rodríguez. It was just an impulse. Aníbal Moreno missed, Hernán López recovered and the midfielder had to bring him down in front of the box. Salomón Rodríguez took advantage of a carelessness from the barrier, which opened, and the Uruguayan’s shot surprised Arias. Godoy Cruz increased the lead from the set piece.

Only then did Gago make the changes. Late, of course. Enter Gabriel Hauche and Paolo Guerrero. Facundo Mura and Jonathan Gómez are out. Two strikers for a defender and a midfielder. However, the overpopulation of players with offensive characteristics has not worked. With Maxi Moralez replacing Moreno, the center broke. And Godoy Cruz, who reinforced the area with Cristian Núñez, was left asking for the third. The stick said ‘no’ to Tomás Allende after another great play from Fernández and Galván parried what would have been Salomón Rodríguez’s brace on the line.

Then the VAR appeared. Canceling a goal in advanced position, very nice, by Galván, but Ariel Penel of the premises of the AFA said nothing about the expulsion iron that Julián Eseiza deserved. He tore Hauche’s stocking.

Galván himself almost scored the penalty with another header, but the Russian was held up under the three sticks. And Godoy Cruz won at sunset in Mendoza. Running left in anger. with the referee, but much more you will have to be angry with your performancefar from the demands of a team that has an obligation to fight on all fronts.