Vélez Sarsfield, with midfielder Luca Orellano as a figure, thrashed Cipolletti de Río Negro 5-0 and qualified for the 16th. final of the Argentine Cup.
Franco Díaz, Mateo Pellegrino, Julián Fernández, Orellano and Santiago Castro were Vélez’s scorers in the match that was played at the Néstor Díaz Pérez-Ciudad de Lanús stadium.
Vélez needed the inspiration of the young Orellano to carry out a match that was complex in the first half because Cipolletti, who is participating in the Federal Tournament A, played better until Díaz’s goal: he had a lot of order, sacrifice and concentration in the divided balls .
Lucas Pratto started the play of the first goal. The former River gave way to Francisco Ortega, who launched the center that Orellano intercepted in the area. Díaz, without a mark, corrected the direction of the ball and opened the scoring.
Cipolletti responded immediately with a shot from forward Diego Bielkiewicz that hit Ortega and generated a corner kick.
The Liniers club, with the influence of Orellano, gained confidence in the second half and displayed its hierarchy even with many youth players on the pitch.
The number “10” commanded the attack, dragged marks and assisted Pellegrino, the coach’s son and replacement for Sebastián Sosa Sánchez, injured in the minutes before the match, for the 2-0.
The figure of Vélez then assisted the entered Julián Fernández for the 3-0 and sealed the 4-0 with a good personal play. The kid Santiago Castro scored the fifth after Agustín Bouzat’s precise center.
Cipolletti, already unchanged, was left with ten players with five minutes to go due to the possible rupture of ligaments in Cristian Taborda’s left knee.
Vélez’s rival in the round of 16 will be Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza, who left Gimnasia de Mendoza on the way.
