With an intense rhythm, with a decisive stage that begins to throb at the same time that a good part of the teams are also focused on the Libertadores and Sudamericana cups, this weekend the ninth round of the League Cup.
In Zone 1, the boss is Racing. The Academy of Fernando Gago, this time, did not shine once morest Platense. In fact, the albiceleste team was surpassed in several sections by the Squid. But the will to go in search of victory, and a state of grace that remains, allowed him to take the three points in stoppage time with a penalty converted by Edwin Cardona.
In addition to remaining as the last undefeated in the championship, Racing has five wins in a row in the League Cup and is getting closer to securing qualification for the quarterfinals.
Racing is closely escorted by River, who beat Argentinos Juniors 4-2 in a great game. Marcelo Gallardo’s team was winning 2-0 before ten minutes, but El Bicho recovered and tied it, and even had a chance to turn it around at the feet of Paraguayan Ávalos. A penalty by hand -and expulsion- from Torrén gave the Millionaire the chance to turn the score in his favor; Herrera, two minutes from the end, established definitive figures. River won four of their last five League Cup games: in between, they only lost the Superclásico.
In Zone 2, Estudiantes came to the fore. The Russian Zielinski team took advantage of Saturday’s draws between Boca and Tigre, and jumped to the top with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Central Córdoba. The figure of the followingnoon at Uno was Mauro Boselli: the experienced striker, 36, scored three goals – he is the top scorer in the championship, with 7 – and also provided an assist. Leandro Díaz and Del Prete rounded off figures for a win that makes Pincha fans dream.
On Saturday, Tigre and Boca had to settle for draws that now left them two points behind the new leader. El Matador rescued an agonizing draw once morest Independiente with a penalty scored by Retegui; on the other side, Sebastián Battaglia’s team drew goalless with Vélez in an intense duel, but lacking in emotion.
