The match seemed ideal for Colón, who came from four games without defeats and had to face a revolutionized Independiente, who in recent days announced an election (the Moyanos will not appear) and lost Claudio Graf, the interim DT, and the manager , Rolfi Montenegro…
However, on the court there was no time for institutional problems. The locals had started better, handled the ball and had had some approaches to Milton Álvarez’s goal through Pulga Rodríguez and Wanchope.
But, all of a sudden, the Red got a lethal counter stepping on the ten minutes and went up. Pressure on El Pulga in the middle of the field and recovery, Leandro Fernández put in a great deep ball and Batallini defined before Chicco’s exit.
After the goal, Colón got messy and Serrizuela’s team understood that if they moved the ball quickly after recovering it, they would find space.
Fernández gradually became the driver of the team and generated a lot of danger. In fact, a while after the goal, he assisted Leandro Benegas barbarically, forcing a phenomenal save by the sabalero goalkeeper…
With the passing of the minutes, Colón managed the threads again and even generated some danger on the right wing, with Meza’s climbs. However, he did not have much depth and Avellaneda’s were more sharp.
At the end of the first half, Leandro Fernández’s performance had its reward: after a stopped ball, the ball was left to the striker who defined first and crossed to make it 2-0.
On plugin startup, Independent struck again. After a corner from the right, Benegas ended up converting with a great header, although Espinoza and his assistant canceled it for offside. However, through a VAR check, the goal was confirmed since not only was the striker enabled, but the one who had previously headed was Goltz.