Racing was the clear protagonist throughout the first stage with the team standing on the rival field, with a marked dominance in the middle of the field and with the premise of looking for the goalkeeper of the “charrúas”, Fabrizio Correa.
With the good handling of the ball Leonel Miranda in the middle of the field and the Colombian Edwin Cardona on the left side, those led by Fernando Gago they reap huge benefits.
Furthermore, the speed of Thomas Chancalay and the presence in the area of Xavier Correa (He had several chances in his favor that he could not materialize) they gave verticality to the team.
The “Academy” also took advantage of the increases in Facundo Mura and Eugenio Menawho collaborated in attack, on the right and left sides, respectively.
The Uruguayans, for their part, unable to contain the advances of the “albiceleste” team, dedicated themselves exclusively to trying to get out of the counterattack quickly, although without bothering the goalkeeper Matias Tagliamonte.
Coach Gustavo Diaz put on the field Gonzalo Castro and Matias Ocampochanges that gave the Uruguayans more freshness to try to surprise against.
River stood in its own field, almost without players from midfield forward, although at times they put the “academic” defense in trouble and made Tagliamonte He stood out on several occasions.
Avellaneda’s men, although they continued to handle the ball, were unable to break the strong defense of the visitors or be vertical enough in the first quarter of the second half.
At 25 minutes, the Uruguayans managed to open the scoring -without having deserved enough- with a goal from Horace Salaberryafter a corner Castro that Santiago Brunelli deviated from the head.
After the goal, the match was all local, who searched until the last minute, created several situations, but ran into an outstanding high performance from the goalkeeper Fabrizio Correawho had several successful interventions.
The front Xavier Correa and the entered Ivan Pillud they had several chances, but could not be effective.
In this way, the set directed by Fernando Gago was left out of the second tournament of the season in less than two weeks, after being eliminated on penalties by Boca Juniors in the semifinals of the Professional League Cup.
The only tournament in which Racing still has a chance is the Copa Argentina, a tournament in which they will face Agropecuario, from Carlos Cazares, of the First National, in the 16th. end.
While, Melgar reached the classification in the final five minutes of the match played at the UNSA Monumental stadium, where the team led by the Argentine Nestor Lawrencewho placed his compatriots as starters Leonel Galeano and Martin Perez Guedes and brought in Bernardo Cuesta and Cristian Bordahacarended up imposing with two goals from the latter.
The Peruvians prevailed in the first half with a goal from Jean-Pierre Archimbaud at 38 minutes of the first half and the Brazilians temporarily equalized at 15 minutes of the complement.
In this way Melgar (+4) and Racing (+2) shared first place, while Cuiabá (-3) and River Plate (-3) finished with 6, but better goal difference for the Brazilians..
Formations
Racing Club: Matías Tagliamonte; Facundo Mura, Nery Domínguez, Emiliano Insúa and Eugenio Mena; Leonel Miranda, Jonathan Gómez and Carlos Alcaraz; Edwin Cardona; Javier Correa and Tomas Chancalay. DT: Fernando Gago.
River Plate: Fabrizio Correa; Maximiliano Pereira, José Aja, Horacio Salaberry, Santiago Brunelli, Walter Clar; Marcos Montiel, Matias Alfonso, Gonzalo Napoli; Pablo Lopez, Thiago Borbas. DT: Gustavo Diaz.
Goal in the second half: 25min. Salaberry (RI);
Changes in the second stage: When starting Gonzalo Castro for Napoli (RI) and Matias Ocampo for López (RI); 21min. Fabricio Domínguez for Gómez (RA); 33min. Benjamín Garré for Cardona (RA), Iván Pillud for Mura (RA); 37min. Tiago Galletto for Alfonso (RI) and Ricardo Chopitea for Borbas (RI).
Admonished: Mura and Alcaraz (RA). Ocampo (RI).
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile).
Stadium: Presidente Perón.
Source: Ambito
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