Students from La Plata defeated in the definition by penalty shootout 3-1 a Boca Juniors following tying 1-1 in regulation time, and qualified for the final of the Argentine Soccer Professional League Cupwhich will define Sunday before Velez Sarsfield.
The Uruguayan Miguel Ángel Merentiel (m.41) scored the goal to put the team ahead ‘Xeneize’while the Colombian Edwin Cetré (m.75), from a penalty, leveled the result for the ‘León’ and forced the definition by penalties.
Estudiantes, who had finished second in his group in the Group B of the regular phase, reached this semifinal following beating Barracas Central in the quarterfinals on their way to the final, while Boca Juniors had finished fourth in the same area and surpassed River Platand in the semi-finals.
The match was largely dominated by Boca Juniors, who were superior to their rival for more than 65 minutes but managed to make a small difference in the 41st minute with a goal from Miguel Ángel Merentiel.
However, Estudiantes de La Plata had a break in the 75th minute when Cristian Lema committed a clumsy penalty with an infraction on Tiago Palacios that the referee Nazareno Arasa He decided to shoot from twelve steps and also sent off the ‘xeneize’ defender.
Cetré defined with a furious shot to seal the tie that would end up being definitive to go to the penalty shootout.
Estudiantes had just failed in the last four definitions, but this Tuesday they achieved a ticket to next Sunday’s final at the Mother of Cities Stadium of Santiago del Estero ante Velez Sarsfieldwho also defeated Argentinos Juniors on penalties.
RJ
