Master Puch, from his exit dragged by Marcone to his entry injured and protagonist of the Independiente match

The painful equalizer for Independiente was due to Mauricio Isla, but a major culprit was undoubtedly Ignacio Maestro Puch, who assisted the Chilean with a header despite suffering from a calf injury. He was in fact being treated by Rojo’s doctors and the Tucumán asked to return to the pitch for the corner kick which ended with the final 1-1 goal.

“I wanted to score the ball and my calf cramped up. There was no way it was going to come loose. When the situation calmed down, the doctors didn’t want me to come back and I told them I would come back anyway. The truth is, I couldn’t walk well. “I’m happy to have at least managed to equalize and to have helped the team by participating in the match”, said Maestro Puch with consummate parity, which was not very useful for an Independiente who needed the three points to dream of qualification. for the League Cup playoffs.

This striker’s fate seemed sealed in his match against his former team. Master Puch remained on the ground for a few minutes due to a dangerous situation. The area was small and the local team was in a hurry because they had to at least equalize. In fact, captain Ivan Marcone came to urge him and the doctors to continue treating him outside so that the game could resume: “Get up and go out, give it to him“, Marcone could be heard dragging him to the side of the goal.

Maestro Puch was very sore, but Tevez had run out of substitutions and decided to enter anyway. In Gabriel Neves’ corner he placed the header so that Isla pushed it to equaliseeven upside down.

“Let’s continue the race. There are two finals left and we have to win them. You have to fight until the end. The idea was to add three by three but it wasn’t possible. This club demands and we must give it what it deserves. We have a long week and we must take advantage of it to add three against Banfield and then think about the Workshops that will be here at home”, analyzed the Tucumán who had to be present from the start yesterday.

It had to happen. He endured the pain, decided to return to the field and was rewarded.