The only goal of the match, played at the Avellaneda “Cilindro” and refereed by Darío Herrera, was scored by striker Enzo Copetti 27 minutes into the first half.
Racing, furthermore, which is still undefeated, equaled the best streak in its history, nine consecutive victoriesheld by the legendary “Equipo de José” (by his coach, Juan José Pizutti) in 1966.
Fernando Gago’s men string together six in this Professional League Cup (Talleres, Atlético Tucumán, Independiente, Sarmiento, Platense and Unión), two in the South American Cup (River in Uruguay and Cuiabá in Brazil) and one in the Argentine Cup (Gymnastics and jump shot).
Racing tried as usual: to dominate from the beginning from the pressure at the start of the rival and the movement in search of space with Aníbal Moreno as the axis.
Unión opposed, as a difficulty, its recognized solidity (it is one of the teams with the fewest goals against): two lines of four and Luna Diale and Gallegos loose for the counterattack.
The “Academy” began to build the difference at 20m, with a great collective play at one and two touches that began at the feet of their goalkeeper, “Chila” Gómez, and ended with a goal by Copetti after Chancalay’s center that was nullified by a minimum offside. Beyond the correct arbitration ruling, the local team gained confidence with the collective maneuver, a synthesis of their coach’s ideology: precision in speed.
And Copetti had his revenge seven minutes later, when he captured a cross from Fabricio Domínguez, from the right off a corner, and scored 1-0 with Mele out of action.
Unión, without departing from its original script, had no tools to go for the tie and came into the break with a deserved defeat that could have been broader, because Mele cleared a shot by Miranda after an excellent individual maneuver by Chancalay.
Unión went ahead in the complement and matched the actions of the game, but at the same time it left spaces in its field that Racing took advantage of to generate the best opportunities. There were two, a shot by Alcaraz and another by Fabricio Domínguez, which Mele solved well to keep his team alive.
The “Tatengue”, which also got off to a good start in the South American Championship (local tie with Junior from Colombia and away win against Oriente Petrolero from Bolivia) and aspires to get into the top four, grew in ownership and deployment, but three quarters up never had power or clarity despite the attempts of Machuca, Luna Diale or the entered Peralta Bauer.
Racing, who then defended themselves closer to their area and not so much with their usual pressure in the opposite field, did not have any surprises, and “Chila” Gómez always responded well to Union’s insinuations. The “Academy”, the team of the moment, won and maintains its illusions from the good game.
On the next day, the eleventh, Racing will visit Patronato de Paraná (Wednesday from 4:30 pm) and Unión will host San Lorenzo in Santa Fe (Tuesday at the same time).
Source: Ambito
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