In the end, they agreed on the same feeling of bitterness. The regret for not approaching the point invaded River, Racing and San Lorenzo. The big three parked in three draws with the same result: 1-1. What should happen today, in Sunday’s game? Is better than Atletico Tucumanthe lone leader, smiles at the Bombonera and walks away a bit, but causes more trouble for the troublemaker Mouth? Or is a victory for the xeneizes preferable even if it serves to wake them up and get into the big fight for the Argentine league title?
The best River he produced it in the last 25 minutes of the first half, when he controlled the game and generated some neat situations. In that period, Enzo Pérez pressed up, anticipated and removed; right away Nicholas De la Cruz he cleaned up the action with a pure class assist; Y Paul Solari, with maximum hierarchy, he stung it with his left foot over the exit of goalkeeper Manuel Roffo and shouted his fourth goal with the millionaire shirt in seven appearances.
Tigre did not despair and, appealing to his idea of neat elaboration, tried to balance it in the second stage and found equality after a penalty detected by the VAR (hand of Emmanuel Mama) that Matthew Retegui executed with as much precision as excellence. It was difficult for River to go for the victory, they only generated one occasion in the remaining 25 minutes (a cross shot by Solari that was barely deflected) and ended up parked at 1-1.
Prior to Riverduring Saturday there were also two other great ones. San Lorenzowho came from two consecutive wins, tied 1-1 at the Nuevo Gasómetro against Rosario Central de Carlos Tevez. It was a sad game, friction, almost empty of dangerous situations. Rosario won with a free kick from Ignacio Malcorra that he did not find a good answer from Augusto Batalla. After a while, Federico Gattoni matched it, splicing a free kick from the air.
Later in Cordova, it seemed that Racing submitted to a Workshops that accumulates five dates without winning. He prevailed with a nice header from Carlos Alcaraz. But he wasted a couple of very clear chances: one of Enzo Copetti, for example, kicking from above only before the empty goal. In the second half, the Cordovans took advantage of a penalty through Diego Valeyes to draw the final 1-1. It is not the first time that the Academy generates a lot and harvests little. For something only won one of the last six games.
Beyond the three stories with draws that the greats starred in, the other three games on Saturday had the visitors as winners: Platense beat Argentinos 2-0 in La Paternal, Godoy Cruz beat Argentinos 2-1 Newell’s in Rosario and Defense and Justice he beat Banfield 2-1 in the Drill field.
With all these results, standings today show first Atlético Tucumán with 32 points and second to Gimnasia with 29. Third with 28 are Huracán and Godoy Cruz. The fourth is Argentinos with 27. Fifth River, with 26. Then, Racing and Platense with 25. Then, San Lorenzo with 24. Boca and Patronato add 23.
The 16th chapter of the Argentine league will close today with Sarmiento – Gymnastics, Independent – Vélez, Students – Board of Trustees, Union – Aldosivi and Barracas Central – Colón. The most attractive proposal is the one that will include the pointer, Atlético Tucumán, who will have a litmus test in the Bombonera. Boca will wait for him there, which will have to win yes or yes to catch on in the fight for the title.
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