defeat in Peru It hurt in Racing, more so in a team that was used to winning and that had a streak of 16 games without falling. The team played very poorly, with individuals who did not perform and an infrequent opaque team performance. But the players, and Fernando Gago himself, did not dramatize the defeat. The conviction of the idea remains unchanged and that conviction generates the hope that the path of victory will soon be recovered, in the search for a better accommodation in Group B that today Melgar leads, a Peruvian team with the same score as the Academy, but with better goal difference. After the 3-1 against Racing against Melgar for the Cup, Gonzalo Piovi left a positive message.
“That’s how united we have to continue. A stumble is not a fall. This continues and we have a great goal ahead of us. More united than ever. Let’s go Academy,” the defender posted on his Instagram account, under a photo in which the players appears all embracing on the field, before the meeting at the height of 2,200 meters above sea level.
The defender went to the Academy bench
As part of the rotation, the left-back was the bench in Pero and came on in the second half, replacing Eugenio Mena when the game was already 0-2 down. Racing played the worst game in the Gago era. Without giving up his identity with an offensive proposal, without speculating, he was exposed in defense and in offensive matters he generated little danger. He even missed a penalty due to a deflected shot (high above the crossbar) by Javier Correa. The man from Cordoba, at least, scored the discount goal. The team made many mistakes with the ball, with a playing field that did not help due to its poor condition, and even needed appearances by Gastón Gómez to avoid losing by a greater difference.
Piovi today is at a better level than Mena in Racing, apart from the match against Melgar, for the Cup
Beyond the double competition and the fact that he constantly alternates with Mena, today Piovi is in a better moment than the Chilean, who has not yet recovered his best level after a tear that had him mistreating.
Far from excessive concern, very balanced, Gago declared: “A winning streak was cut short and this is now the beautiful thing about sport: trying to compete again and at the pace we maintained. We have an identity and we want to carry it out in all the parties”, said the DT in press conference, in Arequipa.