“La Academia”, which lost its first game this semester, was in second place with six units, as was Melgar (first with better goal difference), while Cuiabá from Brazil fell 2-1, tonight as local, against River Plate of Uruguay, both with three points.
In this way, Fernando Gago’s Racing saw two historic series interrupted against teams that wear red and black shirts in just three days, since the weekend drew with Newell’s at home 0-0 and cut the streak of 10 consecutive victories that they have not antecedents in professionalism, and today the succession of 16 undefeated matches, with 12 wins and four draws.
At the start of the game, the local team was the one that took the lead with total control of the midfield, constant pressure on the rival field and several shots from outside the area that forced goalkeeper Gastón Gómez to show off to avoid opening the scoring.
“La Academia” was overwhelmed by the intensity of the Peruvians, could not handle the ball, one of its most important weapons in the current semester, and was imprecise in the passes.
At 22 minutes, those led by the Argentine Néstor Lorenzo opened the scoring after a center from the right by the Argentine ex-Brown, Adrogué and Tigre, Cristian Bordacahar, which Luis Ibérico hit with his head after beating Facundo Mura in the jump and against a lazy answer from “Chila” Gómez.
Racing improved with the passing of the minutes, overtaking the full-backs and Matías Rojas and Edwin Cardona, who returned to the starting lineup, began to handle the ball a little more to equalize the development of the match.
At the beginning of the second stage, the visitors came out with everything to look for a tie, they leaned into the rival field and left spaces in defense that Ibérico took advantage of again to increase the difference in favor of Melgar.
Then Gago, before the adverse result, gave minutes to Nery Domínguez and Carlos Alcaraz to try to recover the ball and play faithful to his style of going out to look for the rival goal with several soccer players in the Peruvian field.
Racing’s philosophy of wanting to impose its offensive style and with a high volume of play made the Peruvians come out of the counterattack quickly and left Avellaneda’s men without a chance with the third goal in favor converted by another Argentine, the Santa Fe striker and captain of 33 years old, former Federal Shooting, from Rosario, Bernardo Cuesta.
Striker Javier Correa, who in the first half had missed a penalty when his team lost 1-0, discounted for the “albiceleste” team at 42 minutes of the complement.
On the next date (4th.) Racing will visit Cuiabá, from Brazil, while Melgar, where Argentines Horacio Orzán, Martín Pérez Guedes (ex-Racing) and Leonel Galeano also play, will also be visiting River Plate, from Montevideo.
Source: Ambito
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