A great goal by Mauro Boselli (Pt. 30m.) allowed the “click” team to achieve its fourth consecutive victory at the UNO stadium in the provincial capital, an essential requirement to obtain the goal of qualifying for an international Cup for the season. 2023.
In the second half, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) did not validate two goals scored by the local cast and had an impact on the two expulsions from the “Academy”: Johan Carbonero and Carlos Alcaraz.
Those led by DT Ricardo Zielinski achieved a fair and deserved victory against a Racing team that was not up to the task of a team that is fighting to be champion.
A first half that began with a good rhythm and with a better planted Estudiantes with the good work in the middle of the pitch by Jorge Rodríguez.
Coach Fernando Gago surprised with Cardona as the starter, but the Colombian went unnoticed and did not weigh in on the development of the match.
Zielinski changed tactically and returned to the classic 4-4-2 with Castro and Zapiola opening up the lanes, plus the projections of Godoy and Más.
It was more the “Pincha”, although it did not generate many situations, only a half turn by the Uruguayan Méndez that went just wide.
Then everything was locked and without arrivals until at 30m. the best of the initial period was produced.
Lateral Más endured it on the left, enabled Zapiola who put a cross into the small area and Boselli -with a heel- sent the ball into the net to open the scoring.
Racing had only one at 41m., with a cross from Mura, which Copetti anticipated and neither Hauche nor Alcaraz arrived to push it.
The plugin had it all. Estudiantes was always more, they generated several scoring situations, while Racing only got closer towards the end, with a free kick from Alcaraz that went wide.
Racing tried with the changes, but Carbonero immediately left his team with 10 men, since at the request of the VAR, the referee Dóvalo changed yellow for red.
Before and after, technology was the protagonist. For two millimeter positions, the referee did not charge two goals to the local team. First at 14m., to Zapiola due to an offside by Godoy and then at 34m., a conversion by Díaz, which was annulled due to an overtaking by Méndez.
Estudiantes also hit the post with a left foot, courtesy of Zapiola; he had a header from Méndez that went wide and Diaz from Tucuman also wasted a chance from a favorable position.
