Gymnastics ended the curse: turned the tide of Estudiantes and won the La Plata classic after 13 years

The vigor of the boys and a relief typical of a championship come out, rude. Believe or burst, there is no evil that lasts 100 years, but it had been 13 years since gymnastics won the classic and that is why he had appealed to quackery in the previous one. Then, the triumph that takes shape under the sunset of La Plata invites the popular explosion. The fans invade the field. Players are left in smaller shoes. It’s not an Olympic group, it’s the greening of that group of players who have left their souls behind us, boys attending primary school on February 3, 2010, when the Wolf he prevailed with a brace from Denis Stracqualursi and a goal from Juan Cuevas. How will the time have passed when Juan Sebastián Verón made the discount for the students and this Sunday he played his son Deian, who entered the overflow in the second half.

You will have to scold yourself internally lack of attitude that Estudiantes had in some moments of the match. And the proposal, which Eduardo Domínguez tried to correct on the fly, when he saw that the duel seemed brave in the middle of the field. With the exception of Mariano Andújar, who kept the gloves steady despite the criticisms he received earlier in the tournament, and Zaid Romero, who corrected his teammates’ mistakes in much of the paperwork, few stood up. He opened it immediately with Mauro Boselli’s hierarchy and it was uphill in the complementary.

A distraction against the local background causes Boselli to score. Leonardo Godoy fired fast from the wing, Pablo Piatti surprised as Maxi Comba was late at end and when he sent into the center they saw Leonardo Morales and Bautista Barros Schelotto pass the ball. A pity that the great Estudiantes goalscorer took advantage with a subtle definition.

From that moment the possession was of the Gymnastics and the expectation of the Students. With a difference between them. While Lobo featured seven players from his youth academy in his ranks, the puncturer went through this one-on-one with players with more knowledge and experience. In this context, in the first half the youthful enthusiasms were not enough to unbalance, beyond the good management of Alan Lescano in the middle and the talent of Benjamín Domínguez in 3/4. However, the team needed to be more explosive chirola Rosemary.

Estudiantes had a big problem in the centre. It started with a 5-2-3 in which Santiago Ascacibar suffered because José Sosa has other characteristics. So, that double five forced the Russian to put in more effort. And almost always lost. Until the manager disarmed the back five, he added Jorge Rodríguez to the center circle and released the Prince.

When Gimnasia realized that long shots weren’t working, they tried it on the right with Barros Schelotto’s climbs. The tie nearly came from a center of the twins’ nephew. It would have been a goal against Romero had it not been for Andújar’s remarkable reflexes, who grazed the crossbar. And on the next play, Felipe Sánchez won in the sky after Comba’s corner. The veteran Estudiantes goalkeeper flew into cover once again.

And so the second half continued. With Gymnastics facing the Estudiantes field, winning every split ball. In two minutes, he produced three dangerous plays and the third was the charm. First Lescano opens for Franco Soldano, uncomfortable on the right in the 4-1-4-1 formation, but Andújar still covers. From that corner came a change in front that found Benjamín Domínguez on the left with pure dribbling and it wasn’t a goal for Morales as he once again blocked Estudiantes’ 1. And at the touch, the scream of Lescano, who heads up from the side on the center of Comba.

Dominguez’s substitutions didn’t work. Sosa had to leave earlier. Fernando Zuqui did not weigh in. Not even Guido Carrillo. Verón appeared to play bearing the surname. Matías Godoy didn’t say too much. There was great anarchy in Estudiantes.

chirola He eliminated Lescano and Domínguez, his best assets. But Tomás Muro entered well. And then Eric Ramirez. The penalty came from a short corner. Alan Sosa played fast – another of the substitutes – for Muro, the boy sent to the center and Carrillo knocked down Ramírez. Facundo Tello did not hesitate. And also Cristian Tarragona, involved from the first minute. He took the burning ball, with the spice of so many winless classics, and nailed it in a corner.

The ending was terrifying. With Estudiantes tired, throwing crosses and Ginnastica holding on with Ignacio Miramón as leader in the centre. And the party, of course. Unforgettable for those long-suffering fans who experienced the victory in the classic as a title.