The first defeat of an Argentine team in the current international cups came: in La Paternal, Argentinos Juniors was beaten 3-0 by Racing de Montevideo.
He committed the sin of not being effective Argentinos in the first stage and paid dearly for it. It is true that he did not shine or play as he usually does in the League Cup. But he was superior to Racing de Uruguay and deserved better luck. The crossbar denied Luciano Gondou the goal and Gastón Verón was erratic in his definitions. Clear fact: El Bicho handled the ball 73 percent and attempted 9 shots, of which none hit the goal.
Racing is an interesting team, which drew 1-1 in the debut once morest the colossus Corinthians. As time went by, he settled in and was encouraged to counterattack in a compact 5-3-2 formation. And with 4 minutes left in the initial stage, the Uruguayans surprised with a prepared one and the Argentine Tomás Verón Lupi, who emerged in Quilmes, defined with some help in the detour in Jonathan Galván.
For the unsuspecting, it is worth remembering that Racing de Montevideo is the team that Fernando Cavenaghi bought in 2021 and that at the end of last year he sold 85% to Red&Gold Football, a conglomerate that includes Bayern Munich and Los Angeles FC, among others. El Torito, meanwhile, was on the field because he is still the club’s sports director.
The surprise was even bigger at the beginning of the complement: with two bombs the visit went 3-0. Verón Lupi scored his double first; Second, veteran Jonathan Urretaviscaya celebrated with a shot that hit the right corner of Ruso Rodríguez.
The great goals destroyed the local’s energy. Pablo Guede’s team might not recover from the blows and now the group was tight, with Corinthians at the top due to goal difference.
