The Academy maintained control of the match and sentenced the series with a goal from Santiago Solari in the 81st minute. In the next instance, it will face students or Flamengo.
As in the first leg, Racing He beat him Vélez by 1-0 in Avellaneda To seal the first quarter -final series of the Copa Libertadores and get a ticket to the Tournament semifinal for the first time in 28 years. While it was a closed party, without great yields of either side, the Academy He scored the victory goal at 81 minutes and left the Fort.
Although Vélez He had the obligation to go looking for the game from the first minute to reverse the outcome of the first leg (victory of Racing 1-0 with goal from “Maravilla” Martínez), The team of Liniers did not show the same version as last week And at no time managed to be imposed on Avellaneda. Without much, Racing The control of the match was made from the beginning, with repeated goal opportunities, especially from the ball stopped.
The first arrival of the match for the premises reached 13 minutes of the first half, with a distant auction from the midfielder Agustín Almendrawhich came out and was contained by the goalkeeper Tomás Marchiorion your right stick. A minute later, a corner to the second stick was headed by defender Franco Pardo, whose low shot to the goalkeeper’s left stick was diverted by Marchiori
40 minutes, Solari He escaped along the right side and looked for the goal with a low shot to the first stick, which gave on the outer side of the network.
For the second half, Guillermo Barros Schelotto He made a series of changes to change his face to his team and could take control of the ball and generate better opportunities: they entered Manuel Lanzini and Andrada Tobias To replace a Tomás Galván already Rodrigo Aliendro respectively.
Thus, Vélez went to play better and had several arrivals in the area although he did not achieve the necessary depth. Just put at risk the arch of the premises with a powerful auction of Imanol Machuca who escaped Facundo Cambesses. However, the goalkeeper reacted quickly and transformed his mistake into an impressive save on the line – to the edge that the referee had initially hit – that he ended up leaving Vélez Without draw.
When the game began to iron, with the Fort already without ideas in attack, Racing He regained control of the game and finally sentenced the matter with an excellent play on the left of the side Gabriel Rojaswhich launched a center behind and Santiago Solari only had to push the ball to convert with the empty arch.
Against who will play Racing the semifinal of the Copa Libertadores
In the next instance, the team of Gustavo Costascurrent champion of the South American Cupyou will have to face the winner of the crossing between Students and Flamengo. The Brazilian team was left with the first leg by 2-1-a difference that could have been more bulky-and the series will finish defining this Thursday in La Plata.
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