With the victory over Patronato on Friday, Newell’s managed to get back into the top four that qualify for the quarterfinals of the League Cup. But to secure that spot, he needed other results. Y Racing’s victory over Unión at the Presidente Perón stadium was one of them, since in this way he surpassed the tatengues and at least he will be fourth. All thanks to the dominance exerted by Fernando Gago’s team and Enzo Copetti’s goal in the first half. Even this Sunday he can be third according to what happens in Florencio Varela.
Gago seems to have found the formula for success in Racing. He plays well, wins the Copa Sudamericana and is the only undefeated player in the League Cup, ruling of course in Zone 1. With some changes to preserve some of the starters who had beaten Cuiabá at home, He clearly dominated the first half where he made the difference.
Of course union he also played midweek, once morest Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, and his players seemed to lack legs. Racing had more pace and made it noticeable in fast actions. So first they annulled a great goal to Copetti but he immediately had revenge following a great assistance from Domínguez, following a corner in which the tatengue failed in the clearance.
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Racing escaped upstairs, stopped Unión, who on the previous date had beaten Newell’s and left the red and black once more with the great illusion of going for the title.
If Defense does not win, Leprosy will be third
Defense and Justice will receive Atlético Tucumán, in another result under the magnifying glass of Newell’s. Already guaranteed to be in the top 4 at the end of the date thanks to the result in Avellaneda, if the Halcón does not win the red and black will also be third in zone 1.
Sebastián Becaccece’s team has 17 points in the championship and will be looking for a victory that will take them closer to the quarterfinals. The tight schedule, between the South American Cup and the local championship, leads the DT of Halcón de Varela to wait until the last minute to define the eleven that will go out on the field to seek the sixth victory in the tournament.
Atlético Tucumán (5), on the other hand, occupies the last place in the group and will have the debut as coach of Lucas Pusineri, who replaced Juan Manuel Azconzábal. “If I accepted the challenge of coming to Atlético, it is because I am moved by challenges. I feel that Atlético is a giant from the interior”, expressed the new DT who can give a hand to Newell’s.
