With goals from Gabriel Neves and Lucas González, Independiente beat Instituto de Córdoba 2-0 and reached first place in the run-up to the Avellaneda classic.
The Independent Athletic Club he beat Institute of Córdoba by 2 to 0, as a visitor, and leads the Zone A of the Professional League Cup, for the 6th date. The “Red” took the lead at 26′ from the PT, through Gabriel Nevesalready at 31′ Lucas Gonzalez defined the match.
Independent He left ball handling to Institute of Córdoba and speculated on recovering in the midfield, to go on the counter and be able to surprise the defense of the Córdoba team to score the first goal. But at 26 minutes, goalkeeper Roffo, when he took the ball, hit it badly and was left with Gabriel Neveswho took advantage of the error and scored with his left foot to score the first goal.
At 31 minutes, Ivan Marcone kicked forward for the Chilean Mauritius Islandwho was to the right of the large area and connected the ball to Lucas Gonzalezwho through the middle and with an attack, converted with his right foot to the center of the goal, to celebrate the second goal of Independent.
Later, in a controversial play, González himself arrived at the large area of Institute of Córdoba and goalkeeper Roffo stopped him with his body – in an apparent penalty, which was not reviewed by the VAR -, so the player of Independent He was injured and was replaced by Alexis Canelo. At 42 minutes, the local team was able to reach the discount with the shot from outside the Gaston Lodico that brushed against the right post of the goal defended by the goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey.
Institute of Córdoba wanted to, but could not
In the complement, after 5 minutes a counterattack that began Damian Pueblawho attended Facundo Suarez who was coming from the right, approached the rival goal and Rodrigo Rey He went out to meet him, bailed out and covered the play that could have been the discount for Institute From Cordoba.
In this stage, Institute of Córdoba was more aggressive, sought to achieve equality, and Puebla, Nicolas Barrientos, Juan Franco and Facundo Juarez and so it was that at 16 minutes Ignacio Russowho with a half turn finished at the goal and the ball hit the crossbar.
Once again, Russo scored with his left foot in the 40th minute to celebrate the team’s first goal. Institute of Córdoba, but the play was annulled due to an offside position and the Alta Córdoba team, which did everything possible to score, could not achieve it.
On the next date, the seventh, which will feature the classics and the interzonals, Institute from Córdoba will receive Godoy Cruz in their stadium on Sunday the 25th at 10 p.m.; while Independent They will host Racing on Saturday the 24th at 5 p.m. in the Libertadores de América-Ricardo Enrique Bochini.
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