2023-11-26 00:10:02
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — In a dramatic afternoon and with definitions in four stadiums, Colón and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata lost their matches at home on Saturday, for which they will play a tiebreaker for permanence in the Professional League Cup of Soccer.
Vélez Sarsfield defeated Colón 3-1, while Banfield beat Gimnasia 2-0, in other duels on the fourteenth and final date.
Santiago Castro at 15 minutes, Valentín Gómez at 40 and Claudio Aquino scored the goals for Veleza. Javier Toledo scored for the red and black team.
The Taladro goals were the work of Yonathan Cabral in the 58th minute and Jesús Soraire in the 91st minute.
Vélez, who could have been relegated with a series of results, achieved a clear victory. The locals found the first advantage with a precise deflection by Santiago Castro.
The Velez team expanded with a counterattack that was completed by Braian Romero through a pass for the touch of Valentín Gómez. Aquino widened the gap with a great long shot. Toledo scored by taking advantage of a rebound for Sabalero’s only goal.
“Happy because we achieved what we wanted, which was to stay in first place,” said midfielder Aquino post-match.
Banfield won 2-0 in their stadium and forced the triperos to play the tiebreaker. The first goal for the host team was scored against by Yonathan Cabral. Banfil native Emanuel Coronel crossed hard and Cabral tried to clear with his chest, but the ball bounced off his body and into the goal.
Towards the end, Soraire finished with a cross to seal the result.
At the 15 de Abril stadium, Unión, which had to win to ensure its permanence, beat Tigre 1-0 with a goal against goalkeeper Santiago Rojas in the 35th minute.
The rojiblancos, forced to win, looked for the goal from the beginning. They found it with a very well executed free kick by Kevin Zenón. The ball hit a post, then the head of Tigre’s goalkeeper, Santiago Rojas, and went into the goal.
In the second half, Unión defended their goal with great impetus to secure the victory.
“It’s a lot of effort. I thank the people of Unión for their respect,” said the Tatengue coach, former international Cristian “Kily” González, through tears.
For his part, the red and white captain Claudio Corvalán warned: “It is a slap on the wrist not to experience this again.”
For its part, Platense beat Sarmiento 1-0 with a goal from Paraguayan Ronaldo Martínez in the 42nd minute. Despite the setback, the green team benefited from the defeats of Gimnasia and Colón and will play in the first division in 2024.
The Calamaris got the goal with a play that Martínez finished. The forward launched a spectacular bicycle kick in the small area to violate the visitors’ goal.
On Sunday, River Plate will host Instituto at the Independiente stadium as the Monumental is occupied for two concerts by the American band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Meanwhile, Boca Juniors, which depends on other results to qualify for the next Copa Libertadores, will be a visitor to Godoy Cruz.
Upcoming games: zone A: Talleres-Independiente, Atlético Tucumán-Huracán, Arsenal de Sarandí-Rosario Central (Sunday); Barracas Central-Argentinos Juniors (Tuesday). Zone B: Estudiantes-Lanús, San Lorenzo-Central Córdoba, Racing-Belgrano, Newell’s Old Boys-Defensa y Justicia (Monday).
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