Arsenal de Sarandí tied 1 to 1 tonight against Workshops of Córdoba on the 9th of the Professional League Cup at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium and descended to the First Nationalfive dates from the end of the championship.
For the “T”, Nahuel Bustos had opened the scoring 7 minutes into the first half and Juan Bautista Cejas tied it, from a penalty, in the 45th minute of the complement.
From the start of the match, the local team dominated the match, wanting to leave behind the elimination from the Argentine Cup at the hands of Boca Juniors and after 7 minutes came the opening of the scoring for the Córdoba team.
After a bad start by Tomas Sultani, who replaced Alejandro Medina due to his expulsion, which led to a lack of concentration in the visiting defense and after a quick lateral by Gastón Benavidez, which left Bustos hand in hand with the goalkeeper and the attacker defined above to give his team an advantage.
At the goal celebration, the 25-year-old forward apologized to the Talleres fans for having missed his penalty in the shootout against Boca in the Argentine Cup.
After the opening of the score, the game was even and more even; Javier Gandolfi’s team had more possession of the ball.
For their part, Darío Espínola’s team generated clear scoring chances to tie the match, but the good responses of goalkeeper Guido Herrera meant that those attempts were cut short.
In the second half, the Córdoba team controlled the match and repeatedly sought to expand the lead on the scoreboard but were unable to do so.
At 43m. Arsenal’s tie came, the VAR, managed by Fernando Rapallini, called the match judge to review a play and referee Tello decided to charge a penalty for the visit by the hand of Kevin Mantilla. Cejas’ execution meant a tie
At the end, Espínola’s team had two unbeatable chances to win the match, but between the lack of efficiency and the good performance of goalkeeper Herrera, the score remained tied.
Despite the tie, Arsenal de Sarandí was relegated to the Primera Nacional with 5 dates left in the League Cup. The previous time it had lost the category was in 2018.
On the next date, Talleres will visit Atlético de Tucumán, while the “Viaducto” team will receive Colón de Santa Fe.
Source: Ambito
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