Vélez remains unstoppable and is already in the semis of the Argentine Cup

Velez ratified his great moment and qualified for the semifinals of the Argentine Cupby defeating Independent by 1 to 0, in a match played this afternoon on the Lanús field.

The only conversion came through attacking midfielder Claudio Aquino, 10 minutes into the second half.

In the next instance, the Liniers team will face the winner of the duel between Boca and Gimnasia de La Plata.

Independiente came out determined at the beginning, with work in the middle of the field, but Vélez imposed his good game and gained ground in Rojo’s field and had approaches in the area, although there was no danger for Rodrigo Rey.

However, the red team tried to break Vélez’s pressure in the middle of the field and looked for the rival goal, but Gabriel Ávalos was too isolated to finish. In defense, Kevin Lomónaco took an incredible ball on the line that could have been a goal for Fortín.

The equality in the first half meant a great opportunity to adjust some details for the second half of the match.

In fact, Independiente came out determined in the complement but failed in the definition.

The fouls were another variable due to which the Avellaneda team did not force equality in the score. Strong tackles on the ball and unnecessary infractions muddied the valuable challenge, one of which led to a shot from all twelve steps for Fortín.

10 minutes into the second half, Joaquín Laso committed a strong foul on Pizzini inside the area, the penalty was taken by Aquino, Rey saved, but the midfielder collected the rebound and scored the goal.

With the advantage, Vélez took advantage of his rival’s desperation, which left him more space to counterpunch and he was close to increasing but finally prevailed with just enough.

Synthesis Vélez vs Independiente for the Argentine Cup