Racing and Boca equalized goalless in a match played this Sunday night at the Cilindro de Avellaneda and valid for the 13th. day of the Professional Soccer League.
The tie left Avellaneda’s men in sixth place with 21 points (as did River Plate, Patronato, Godoy Cruz, Platense and Unión), while “Xeneize” was in eleventh place with 19 points.
The closing of the match was involved in controversy, from a hand that Jonathan Gómez committed in the area before the charge of Sebastián Villa, which the referee Fernando Rapallini did not consider “that it increased the volume” enough to sanction a penalty in favor of the visiting team , despite its clarity and impact on the game.
From the start of the match Racing came out to impose conditions. Dragged by the breath of 50,000 fans, the locals in less than a minute had already reached Rossi’s goal twice in danger.
A shot from outside by Mena and a header by Copetti that Fabra rejected on the line was the announcement of what was going to happen in the stage.
The one directed by Gago was easy: shooting Rojas well to the left, a permanent mobility of Moreno and Miranda, one of the figures of the first part.
The coach Ibarra proposed a different scheme that did not work with Villa further back, this time on the right and up top he left Romero as the liaison and Benedetto only as a winger.
The Academy was the master of the game and only because of the poor aim when it came to defining and a wonderful save by Rossi against a shot by “Lolo” made it the fair winner.
When Villa passed to the left where he always performed better, Boca had two minutes where, with a shot from Benedetto crossed just outside and a missed chance by “Pol” Fernández, he was able to get an advantage that he did not deserve.
Racing was superior and deserved victory in an entertaining classic that ended 0-0 and where just about the end Boca reacted Y He almost got the victory on the last play when the referee Rapallini did not charge a clear penalty at the request of the VAR, by the hand of Jonathan Gomez.
Racing was the same as always, a team that tries to play, with good handling of the ball and great mobility of its midfielders and the permanent projection of its leading markers.
And in Boca this time we cannot speak of a lack of attitude but of a bad approach by Ibarra that continues to depend on the lights of his good individuals that were off this Sunday.
In the end it seemed that Boca ended up more whole. Even Vazquez had it but again Arias avoided it and showed himself as the unexpected hero.
It would have been a punishment for Racing that was better, played well but didn’t know how to show it at the net, beyond the Rapallini’s mistake that hurt Boca.
On the next day (14th) Racing will visit Banfield, while Boca Juniors will host Rosario Central.
