The storm begins to ease, but the breath becomes intense in every corner of the Ducó Palace. The fans are upset, but happy. And they sing in the rain, like in that Gene Kelly movie. It is the farewell to the League Cup that Huracán went through with more regrets than joys, it is true. Nevertheless, The victory generates good feelings for the future.
In front of him was Facundo Sava, who started this tournament on the bench now occupied by Frank Kudelka and finished it at Atlético Tucumán, which was never able to take flight and finished in the last places in Zone A.
Huracán finished him off in the first half. With two key players. Ignacio Pussetto, author of a double, and Walter Mazzantti, protagonist of the three goals in that period. In an unfavorable context due to the weather, the tailwind played in favor of the locals, who took advantage of each of the unforced errors of the Tucuman background.
From the outset, Juan Infante brought down Mazzantti at the gate of the area and from that infraction came the free kick masterfully executed by Lucas Carrizo. With a left-footed shot, he nailed the ball into José Devecchi’s corner.
Lucas Carrizo and the celebration of the 1-0 for Huracán, at the start of the match. Photo: Fernando de la Orden
The match opened because Atlético Tucumán was in search of a tie, but in that back and forth, it was enough for Guillermo Acosta to lose once morest William Alarcón for Mazzantti to assist Pussetto and the captain hit a bomb at the near post to leave no chance for Devecchi.
The visitors were close to scoring the discount on a dead ball. A corner kick was headed by Justo Giani on the crossbar and Marcelo Estigarribia might not take advantage of the rebound.
Mazzantti only failed once, when he finished poorly on a counter that asked for a pass from Rodrigo Cabral, who was attacking from the left. At the end of the first half, he caused the penalty play. Devecchi came out in a hurry and overturned the Labardén attacker, who entered the area at full speed. Pussetto, from eleven meters, exchanged for a goal and 3 to 0.
Sava made three changes at halftime, a sign that the team had performed woefully. Mateo Coronel, Joaquín Pereyra and Nicolás Castro entered. And it seemed that the Dean might raise his head at the start with a personal play by Coronel, who hooked, forced a shot and found a good response from Hernán Galíndez.
However, Huracán scored the fourth. It was from another stopped ball, a corner that Estigarribia rejected and found the head of Carrizo, who placed it very far from Devecchi’s reach.
Huracán might have scored another goal, but Héctor Fértoli was not fine in the finish. The people had time to applaud their figures, Pussetto and Mazzantti, replaced. It seemed like a wink from Kudelka.
Atlético Tucumán ended up attacking out of spite. The victory was Globoloose, deserved and a good boost to think regarding the upcoming championship.