Ramon “Wanchope” Ábilaabout 16 minutes into the second half, put the Santa Fe team ahead, but the Ecuadorian alan frank marked equality for the Cordovan team, at 43.
The game was extremely balanced, with chances for both teams, Colon He knew how to take advantage of his opportunity and when celebrating the victory, the local team reached a well-deserved tie at the end.
The rematch will be played next week at the stadium of the Santa Fe team, to determine one of those classified for the quarterfinals.
Each one searched with his style, workshops more determined and Colon more withdrawn, waiting for some error from his rival, who had several, especially in the defensive zone.
As soon as the duel began, Abila He gave the first warning, although he could not connect by very little when he was face to face with Herrera, but Talleres responded with a header from Santos, the only thing the Uruguayan striker could do, later replaced due to injury.
The local team became the owner of the procedure, with Esquivel’s mobility and the push of the midfielders, but it gave some advantages at the back, and so, after a take off by Abila in the middle, he enabled Pierotti, who finished off Herrera’s body .And then Colón had another chance, with a shot by Meza from outside the area, which went just wide.
In the second half, the two continued exchanging blow for blow, until Colón hit first, and after a perfect cross from the recently entered Luis Rodríguez, Abila appeared, who scored with a header.
But Talleres came out on fire in the last half hour, he pressed and looked for equality, although he reiterated himself with some aerial balls that facilitated the task of the rival defenders, and he was also exposed to every counterattack from Colón.
The minutes were consumed and when Colón was already palpitating the victory, in another stopped ball Talleres achieved the tie: after a cross from Enzo Díaz to the far post, Franco emerged there, who had entered a few minutes before, and scored with a header to give him hope to the local team, facing the rematch.
Formations
Workshops: Guido Herrera; Gastón Benavídez, Matías Catalán, Rafael Pérez, Enzo Díaz; Christian Oliva, Rodrigo Villagra, Matías Godoy, Matías Esquivel; Hector Fertoli and Michael Santos. DT: Pedro Caixinha.
Columbus: Ignacio Chicco; Eric Meza, Paolo Goltz, Joaquín Novillo, Facundo Garcés; Federico Lértora, Santiago Pierotti, Juan Alvarez, Cristian Bernardi; Facundo Farías and Ramón Ábila. DT: Julio Falcioni.
Goals in the second half: 16m Ábila (C); 42m Frank (T).
Substitution in the first half: 18m Federico Girotti for Santos (T).
Changes in the second half: at the beginning, Francisco Pizzini for Godoy (T); 13m Luis Rodríguez for Farías (C); 25m Alan Franco for Esquivel (T) and Diego Ortegoza for Oliva (T); 31m Favio Alvarez for Fertoli (T); 38m Juan Sánchez Miño by J.Alvarez (C).
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil).
Stadium: Mario Kempes.
Source: Ambito
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