At the Juan Gilberto Funes stadium in the city of La Punta, in San Luis, the match ended tied 1-1, after 90 minutes. And in the definition by shots from the penalty spot, the Cordoba “Academy” took the passage to the 16th. final of the competition, by winning 4-2.
Ezequiel Cerutti (Pt. 38m.) marked the lonely conquest for the coach’s team Pedro Troglio, who was left on the tightrope and could present his resignation in the next few hours.
Central defender Facundo Rivero (St. 5m.) established parity with an impeccable header.
The urgencies and needs derived in a rushed, nervous San Lorenzo. The Troglio team took the initiative almost out of obligation, but without enough determination to prevail against an opponent that plays in the fourth division of local football.
In this context, and aware of its limitations, Racing divided possession of the ball to “Ciclón”. Coach Carlos Bossio’s team populated the central area, managed the ball judiciously and gradually, little by little, became the protagonist.
A shot from outside the area by Pablo López (16m.) forced a very good intervention by goalkeeper Augusto Batalla, who today replaced Sebastián Torrico from Mendoza.
Only the incursions to the bottom of part of the “Pocho” Cerutti gave a certain depth to the attacks of San Lorenzo. From a center by former Sarmiento de Junín, from the right, a clear chance arose to open the account, with a header by Paraguayan Bareiro, which went wide.
About 26m., and in a maneuver that originated in a throw-in, Marcos Figueroa beat the Colombian Zapata and gave in to Lavezzi, who finished off a cross and the ball ended up outside, next to the left post of the Barca goalkeeper.
When nothing made it foreseeable, Boedo’s team took advantage, from an imbalance of Braida in one on one, by the left sector. The low cross was hit by Cerutti, matched by a defender, and the ball landed in the back of the net. San Lorenzo was ahead on the board, when the merits were distributed.
In the second half, barely started, the “Academy” achieved equality, through a header from central defender Rivero, after a corner kick executed by Leandro Fernández. The advance at the near post surprised everyone. 1-1.
The feeling of overwhelm returned to invade the Troglio team that, with quick reflexes, sent Centurión onto the field, with the intention of adding football and imbalance.
San Lorenzo added men on offense, but their attempts continued to be messy. Only Cerutti, accompanied slightly by the kid Martegani, disturbed a sober goalkeeper Leonardo Fernández, who took a barbaric header from the winger who also went through Independiente (35m.).
At that point, the Federal A team was physically weighed down by the game and the advances towards the rival fence appeared more sporadic. However, the indecisions of the “Ciclón” in the background gave – until the last moment – the cast of Nueva Italia the possibility of getting excited about the bump in the 90m.
And the feat materialized a few minutes later, when goalkeeper Leonardo ‘Cali’ Rodríguez dressed as a hero, holding off Donatti and Martegani’s shots.
Racing de Córdoba, that old protagonist of the National Championships of the 1980s, is still in the race and will play the next instance against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, which left Central Córdoba of Santiago del Estero.
San Lorenzo will almost certainly be shuffling and giving again. Coach Troglio won only one of the ten official commitments he held during the season, in the context of a club plagued by debts and sporting disappointments.
Source: Ambito
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