The race beat Argentinos in the end and entered the race

All time “It’s the year, Academy” for those fans who sing in the stands of the Cilindro that turns 72 years old. But this 2022 was exciting until the tough eliminations of the first half in the three competitions: League Cup, South America Cup and Copa Argentina.

And the races have started again. However, the irregularity flowed. Especially in the second half. How much will Emiliano Vecchio’s injury have to do? Because it got ripped into the Avellaneda classic and returned tonight. It took him half an hour to be the figure. For his clarity and for that corner kick that stops with Jonathan Galván’s head, he hits the post and bounces off Federico Lanzillota. It was a goal against that brought relief in the face of urgency, key stay in battle.

Y perhaps it was one of the worst games of Fernando Gago’s cycle. Because he was able to win it before, it’s true, when Vecchio and Jonathan Gómez joined. Just then Lanzillota lowers the door and Carlos Alcaraz shows an incredible lack of aim. But he was also close to losing it. Gabriel Avalos had two very clear situations and failed. The scorer did not go well for the header and wasted a one-on-one with Gabriel Arias. Argentinos let out the details, just as Miguel Angel Torrén, who was not there to defend the stopped ball, was injured.

The last twenty minutes were, in short, the best moments of a duel that saw two coaches with a great past in Europe, but clinging to the reality of Argentine football. And although both Gago and Gabriel Milito proclaim the ideas they have been able to adopt in Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​this time around, the former central defender prioritized order and space coverage in the first time.

And while he didn’t back down, because he tried to be short, his team was more concerned with neutralizing the rival’s virtues than harnessing his best abilities. The pattern has also changed. He placed a 4-4-2 with Lucas Villalba in a double role: he started alongside Franco Moyano in midfield, but without neglecting his position in the rear.

In this context, The race had a hard time. Beyond the start, when Gonzalo Piovi and Facundo Mura tried to be deep on the wings and Alcaraz looked explosive, to the point of going hand in hand with Lanzillota, he fell into the temptation of possession and one of his worst vices. He was fascinated by the transfer and passing circuit, many backlogs to reconfigure the game, and he had no changes of pace or weight on the final stretch of the pitch.

And Argentinos does not give him one of his best options: the long ball from the baseline for Enzo Copetti. The center forward was four times in the forward position. Sometimes Leonel Miranda broke, who was not accurate in the assembly. And slowly the Academy diluted, the fans began to get impatient and the stands roared to the rhythm of the “Move, run, move; move, stop fucking. “

As Gago’s team deflates, Milito’s men prevail in the split balls and goad, above all, on the right with Javier Cabrera. The Uruguayan was unbalanced. For his sector, the best situation arrived that did not end up in the net because Avalos, on the goal of the area, finished too high. After, disturbed with some firm balls. And she left a better feeling after the first half.

And it continued the same way in the complement. With sharp Cabrera, which places at the center of Avalos the Paraguayan connected with the nape. And then he received from Nicolás Reniero after a nice loan from Villalba, but it ended up on the side when he was face to face with Arias.

Eugenio Mena was already there, replacing the injured Piovi. Until Gómez and Vecchio entered. The people of Rosario have changed the face of Racing. Above all, the Magnate. Copetti loses it, hand in hand against Lanzillota, who in the same play reacted against Gómez to reduce the rebound. And Alcaraz failed. But the boy, when people were already nervous, won a corner. Old masterfully executed, Galván wins in the area and Lanzillota is unlucky.

And Argentinos lost their second consecutive match. The wink of luck went to Racing. Like so many other times he deserved them and couldn’t, this time he won them. Just when it looked like the championship train was about to leave.