The cry of relief. Matías Pérez has just scored the winning goal. The fans explode with joy. (Lanus Press)
It is the last ball and the pressure burns on the feet of the Lanús players. The menacing processions that followed one another during the week and the dissatisfied cry of the people shake things up. Then comes Franco Orozco’s corner and Matías Pérez’s header, who slips into the corner. Two guys from the club match, key. Like Facundo Pérez, who fought every ball. And that black 10-game streak got cut! no win. Just when it was most needed.
Lanús started to be more biting when Lautaro Acosta and Franco Troyansky turned positions. The garnet landmark had started on the right, but was gravitating when it moved to the left. First, because he used the diagonal with the changed profile; second, because he cleared the ward for Julián Aude.
So, the best plays came from the first half hour of play. And in both situations José Sand intervened, who was the connector, despite his role as a scorer. Far from being static, he assisted Tomás Belmonte after an Aude screening and returned a wall to Raúl Loaiza. There were two shots, one deflected just over the crossbar and another that Alejandro Medina covered below.
Arsenal, on the other hand, had a balanced performance. He seemed intense, he split the ball and looked for his strikers, Sebastián Lomónaco and Alexander Díaz, who were mostly restless. The team led by Leonardo Madelón has raised some concern in the area for some firm ball or that physical game that the forwards have placed. He had a lot of friction, a strong leg, but fair in the dispute over the ball. This article has been highlighted Pigeon Perez.
When Lanús found structures on the left, Madelón sent Mauro Pittón to cover the right sector. And he had a very clear one at the end of the first half, when Christian Chimino took a lateral, Diaz held on, got rid of the mark and punched the center at the far post. Facundo Kruspzky came to the attack, nodded uncomfortably and hit Fernando Monetti on the sentencing line.
Those first forty-five minutes were pretty ordinary. And Acosta got it cheap. He should have been booked for two infractions, on Damián Pérez and another against Gustavo Canto. Fernando Echenique, little fond of cards, let him pass.
Frank Kudelka made a clearly insulting change in intentions. He gave up on Raúl Loaiza, a central midfielder, and opted for Luciano Boggio, a more aggressive midfielder. And he dominated the game, with Brian Aguirre more present on the right and Aude punchy on the left. The sand was very active. And almost halfway.
Arsenal seemed satisfied with the draw and Madelón’s changes felt much more like a men’s refreshment because it didn’t disarm the 4-4-2. Why did Diaz, his most dangerous striker, come out? Lucas Cano enters, who runs, inserts, but Monetti doesn’t worry.
Y the prize went to those who sought the most, for Lanús, who eventually found goals and relief. Although it remains in last place in the standings, it could be the starting point to start coming out of the pit.
Daniele Avellaneda
Source: Clarin