The winner will play in the next phase with the winner of the key between Vélez Sarsfield and Independiente, for the round of 16, which will be completed on Thursday 15 at 9:10 p.m., at the 23 de Agosto stadium, in San Salvador de Jujuy.
Both teams, with an irregular campaign in the Professional Soccer League tournament, faced this commitment with a combination of substitutes with regular starters, due to having several injured. In addition, both had interim technical directors, Javier Gandolfi, at Talleres, and Adrián Coria, at Newell’s.
Strong gusts of wind at a speed greater than 70 kilometers per hour originated at the time of the game, after a day of 29 degrees in the afternoon of the provincial capital, affected the development.
Not only long and aerial passes became inaccurate due to the wind but also when the ball was stopped on the floor for a free kick or goal kick, because it moved and ran from the place which made it difficult to execute.
As happened with the penalty kick that Juan Manuel García had to take, with which Newell’s finally took the lead, due to a foul by Matías Catalán to the detriment of the former Banfield, Arsenal and Brown de Adrogué player himself.
The Rosario team justified the opening by its better start and good ending of the first chapter, since it was more incisive than its adversary, in a context that was far from granting normality due to what has already been described.
Halfway through the stage, the Cordoba team was able to balance the actions, but with little offensive aggressiveness.
In the second half, Newell’s, in different passages, added three new injured players (Francisco Mansilla, Marcos Portillo and Ramiro Sordo). And near the end, the defender Gustavo Velázquez appeared with a muscular discomfort, but he continued on the court because there were no more changes to be made.
Little by little, then, Talleres improved its performance, since it showed intelligence to take advantage of the effects of the wind.
Then, the Cordovan ‘Matador’ went on to dominate the actions and, finally, took the victory, without objections
First, with a charge in which Matías Godoy headed for the entry of Colombian Diego Valoyes. However, the also Colombian Willer Ditta, defender of the ‘red and black’ cast, put a great front to clear and beat his own fence (24m.).
Later, an overflow from the right by Valoyes, with the consequent center back, allowed the admitted Juan Cruz Giacone to define before the exit of Lautaro Morales, to achieve victory and score his first goal with the ‘albiazul’ shirt.
Source: Ambito
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