Arias gesturing against the Platense fans
The race beat Platense in a hot match. Ninety closed minutes that barely open thanks to a rebound, after a shot by Vecchio, and to the exquisite definition of Maxi Romero on goalkeeper Ledesma. Even if the salient note was the scandal at the end of the game. The least expected player ended up in a fight, first with the people and then with the players of the local team and ended up expelled.
Three gold points for the Academy that he defended tooth and nail. So much so that Gago abandoned his lyricism for a while and even bet on a certain “bolt”. Is that, after losing unusual matches at the end of last season, the DT seems to have learned a lesson. So much so that in the first two changes he removed two forwards, Copetti and Hauche, to make room for a midfielder, Lolo Miranda, and a central defender, Jonathan Galván.
The Academy has isolated itself in the last few minutes and put aside its lyricism to ensure victory. Having reached 50 minutes and completed five minutes of injury time, the Racing goalkeeper quickly went down to block a dangerous attack from Platense and had a light touch with striker Squid who accompanied the match. Arias stayed on the ground for a while, taking a shot before serving, so much so that the referee added another minute.
The expectation of Arias exacerbated the hearts of the public who began to insult him and spit on him. “Chilean, son of a p …”, they began to sing to him, as the man from Mendoza had been nationalized to play in the Trans-Andean national team.
When referee Tello whistled for the final whistle, Arias was hot and began gesturing at the people, gesturing with his index finger inside a circle he formed with his other hand, against that popular brunette.
When the Platense players saw what the goalkeeper was doing, they went after him and started fighting in the box and surrounding the goalkeeper. One even touched his face and Arias went crazy. So much so that he managed to grab one of the Squid players by the neck.
With several Racing teammates separated, when things calmed down, Arias was sent off by referee Tello. But on the side of Platense there was also a red card that went to Lattanzio, one of the most nervous of the montenera who armed himself against the goalkeeper.
Pocho Insúa, Gago’s assistant, and Vecchio tried to reassure the academician, but when he left he continued gesturing towards the people. It is worth saying that it is the first time that Arias has had such a reaction. It remains to be seen what the court will decide after Tello’s report. The truth is that the goalkeeper could not have been in the Cylinder next round because he has been called up for the Chilean national team. And I was in doubt for the next one, against the Rosario Central,
The scandal of the end
Word of Arias: “I apologize to the people of Platense”
After the game, the goalkeeper claimed that a group of people insulted him before and during using the names of very close relatives. “I ask one person to the people of Platense, he was not against them,” said the goalkeeper.
Source: Clarin
