2023-12-10 14:30:46
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The Mario Alberto Kempes stadium witnessed a night with few precedents: River missed the four penalties it took (three of them were deflected by Jorge Broun), Rosario Central converted two (Franco Armani saved Jaminton Campaz’s) and Martín Demichelis’ team said goodbye to the League Cup in the semifinals. Despite its unusual nature, that defeat made it possible to trace a parallel between Núñez’s team and the teams of Brazil and Spain.
The first precedent: Brazil in the 2011 Copa América
On July 17, 2011, just eight days after Brazil and Paraguay will inaugurate the Olympic stadium of Córdoba as a venue After the renovations, both teams faced each other again. The result in regulation time was similar to that 2 to 2 in Group B: they finished tied – this time without goals – and, after an overtime in which equality persisted, they had to define the crossroads of the quarterfinals of the Copa América from the 12 steps.
Elano had the first penalty of the series for Canarinha, but he couldn’t break zero because his shot went over the crossbar. Then came Edgar Barreto’s turn, who also failed: he chose the goalkeeper’s right post, but he miscalculated and the ball didn’t even touch the post.
Thiago Silva had the opportunity to change history with the second shot. In front was Justo Villar, who became a figure by stopping that shot in La Plata, a city that weeks later he got to know better. His performance in that contest brought him to the radar of Estudiantes, where he arrived to replace Agustín Orión after his move to Boca.
Brazil missed the next two penalties, with André Santos and Fred as the protagonists. On the other side, Marcelo Estigarribia and Cristian Riveros did not forgive, they determined the 2 to 0 and Paraguay secured a ticket to the semifinals of the 2011 Copa América.
Justo Villar, appears in La Plata.
The definition that eliminated Spain from Qatar 2022
About 11 years after that definition in the Único, Spain filmed a remake in Qatar 2022 that cost it its continuity in the World Cup. It was against Morocco in the round of 16 where, also after an unbreakable 0 to 0 for 120 minutesthe teams had to determine the pass to the quarterfinals through a penalty shootout.
The first to kick were the Africans. Abdelhamid Sabiri, then Sampdoria midfielder, made no mistake and made it 1-0. Pablo Sarabia failed to even the score: the left-hander’s cross shot ended up crashing against the post. Hakim Ziyech, former Chelsea and now Mauro Icardi’s teammate at Galatasaray, was in charge of scoring the second goal, while His compatriot Yassine Bounou stopped Carlos Soler’s shot.
The first Moroccan setback came when Unai Simón blocked Badr Banoun’s shot. But it was goalkeeper Bono again, the hero of the night, the protagonist: he prevented Sergio Busquets from breaking La Roja’s streak. Finally, Achraf Hakimi, defender of Paris Saint Germain, did not fail and made it 3 to 0 that left Spain out of the Middle East event.
Bono, the hero of the night in Doha. (EFE)
The final that Boca lost against Once Caldas
This Saturday, CARP equaled a mark that Boca, its classic rival, had already established in 2004. It was in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final when, in Manizales (Colombia), The team led by Carlos Bianchi fell on penalties against Once Caldas.
In the first leg, which was played in La Bombonera, neither of the two had managed to leave their mark on the networks. The definition was different: Jhon Viáfara opened the scoring after seven minutes and, 45′ later, Nicolás Burdisso put the title on hold by scoring 1 to 1.
When the shootout arrived, neither the central defender who converted in regulation time, nor Rolando Schiavi, Raúl Cascini or Franco Cángele managed to score their penalties. For the locals, Arnulfo Valentierra and Wilmer Ortegón failed, while Elkin Soto and Jorge Agudelo sentenced the 2 to 0 that gave the Albos the only continental trophy in its history.
Once Caldas and a celebration for life. (AFP)
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