Another controversial team in the Professional League: Independiente Rivadavia won the final and was promoted for the first time

Independiente Rivadavia was promoted tonight to the Professional League and together with Godoy Cruz they will be the two Mendoza teams in the first division from next year of Argentine soccer after beating Almirante Brown, by Isidro Casanova, 2 to 0 in overtime tonight and thus winning the Primera Nacional tournament.

The goals of Brian Sanchez at 10 minutes and Victorio Ramis four minutes later, both in the second added time, gave the victory to the Mendoza team in the game played before more than 30,000 spectators at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba.

The “Lepra” from Mendoza will play for the first time in the highest category of Argentine Soccer, although it has already participated in the old National tournaments on six occasions (1968, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1982).

While Isidro Casanova’s men will join the second round of the Reduced for a new chance of promotion. In that instance, they will face Ferro Carril Oeste, which on Saturday eliminated Agropecuario in Carlos Casares.

From start-up the equipment stopped better Alfredo Bertibecause he was encouraged to handle the ball in the opponent’s field, and although without bringing real danger to the opposite goal, he became strong in the middle with the presence Franco Romero in recovery, and Alejo Distaulo in distribution.

For Isidro Casanova’s men, meanwhile, the start was difficult when they were betting on control of the ball, so they opted for long deliveries looking for Martin Batallinibut those attempts were not successful in the initial part.

But they were those of Dario Franco those who had the first clear chance on the hot afternoon in Córdoba, and it was at 24 minutes when the left back Jonathan Zacaría He ventured into the rival area, took a low shot that crossed the entire goal and could not push Nazareno Bazanentering without a mark on the right side.

And later it was the steering wheel Mariano Santiago who had a good opportunity, but the goalkeeper of the Mendoza team, the experienced Maximiliano Gagliardotook the corner with a good stretch.

After those couple of actions by “La Fragata” the development was evened out, the cut came to hydrate after half an hour of play ordered by the referee Nicolas Ramireza good task, and the game entered a slump, very cut and disputed in the middle.

It seemed that the energy was dropping waiting for halftime, but Almirante Brown looked for him again and demanded again twice from Gagliardo, who responded well to the long-distance shots of Bazán and Marcos Enrique, who demanded the number 1 of the Mendoza team.

The complement once again started with the dynamics of the opening minutes of the game, although now Isidro Casanova’s team is the one that stood highest on the field, feeling that it could hurt arriving with a dominated ball.

That gave the team from Mendoza the opportunity to go against it, and in that way they had a concrete option with the rise of full-back Juan Elordi, but he was unable to define when he was face to face with Ramiro Martínez, after 5 minutes.

After that vertigo at the start, the game slowly faded away again, with nervousness taking over the protagonists, the same feeling that came down from the stands, before such a transcendent moment of the game and the season.

And so the first 90 minutes went, with Independiente exerting greater pressure at the end, but without great situations in the rival goal, with only a few medium-distance shots, without much difficulty.

Everything then had to be resolved in added time, and in that extra segment the Cuyo team once again took the lead, and in the 6th minute it was Ezequiel Ham, who hit the crossbar with a free kick that had been committed against him. .

In the second period of that aggregate, the Mendoza team continued with a slight dominance, pressing well from the top, and in this way they were able to open the key to promotion with the goal from Brian Sánchez, who caught a rebound in the six-yard box to put the team ahead. theirs.

At the end the Cordoban increased Victorio Ramis for “Leprosy”, while the madness of the fans broke out in the popular Artime and in the Gasparini stalls.

Slowly, Almirante’s supporters began to leave, encouraging their players, knowing that they had a great campaign and that they still have a chance of moving up to the highest category.

While in Mendoza they celebrate the best moment in the history of provincial football, with Independiente Rivadavia reaching the first division and Godoy Cruz in the qualification zone for the 2024 Copa Libertadores.