07/05/2022 –
Aldosivi He was the protagonist in the first half and a spectator in the second, and fell 2-1 in Mar del Plata against Arsenalbut despite piling up his third loss in a row, he got through to the next round at the end of the qualifying phase of the Professional League Cup, because Huracán also lost in his match against Independiente.
The match was played at the José María Minella stadium, before nearly 15,000 spectators who, despite the bitter taste of the new fall, celebrated because Martín Palermo’s team will be one of the four from Zone B that will play in the quarterfinals, where will face Racing Club.
The local goal was converted by the Uruguayan Martin Cauteruccio (18m. PT) and the two goals from the Sarandí team were Facundo Kruspzky (20m. y 32m. ST).
With this result, the team from Mar del Plata finished the qualifying stage with 20 points and remained in fourth place in their group, since Huracán, the only shooting guard with chances until today, was beaten 3-0 in Avellaneda.
In this way, he will have to raise his head quickly to face Racing, leader of Zone A, in the quarterfinals.
The “Shark” looked for the starting match, was neat at the start and stood at the start on Arsenal’s ground, with Edwin Mosquera and Braian Martínez open on the sides.
Through the Colombian, he had the first clear chance at 12m. with a right shot inside the area, after a combination with Cauteruccio, but goalkeeper Alejandro Medina deflected with his legs.
At 18m. the local team managed to capitalize on the superiority shown after a cross by Fernando Román from the left: Cauteruccio connected with a header and sent the ball into the back of the net, but the goal was only validated three minutes later by the VAR, after initially the assistant Cristian Navarro annulled it for alleged advanced position.
Stopped at the start of the game for the counterattack, Arsenal had a lukewarm reaction after 0-1, and at 23m it was close to equalizing from a cross into the area by Mauro Pittón, which Cristian Colmán headed wide without a mark.
Aldosivi kept the pressure high, interrupted the game of the group led by Leonardo Madelón and sought to extend the advantage, and almost succeeded before halftime, with a shot from Marcelo Meli from outside the area, which crashed into the crossbar.
Arsenal showed many difficulties in creating play and in the clearest one they had, towards the end of the first half, they ran into a good reaction from José Devecchi, who deflected with two hands and a powerful shot from Leonel Picco.
With the viaduct team further ahead, the start of the second stage was rough and imprecise, and Aldosivi relinquished the initiative.
Arsenal slowly took over the game, with the entry of Francisco Apaolaza he gained reference in the attack, and stalked the local area.
At 20m. He got the tie through two other changes proposed by Madelón: Lucas Brochero sent a cross from the right, and Kruspzky scored the header on the first ball he touched.
The locals did not react after the draw, Arsenal went for the victory and Kruspzky managed to make it 2-1, again with a header, after a Devecchi blunder in the six-yard box, which left him alone at the far post, after a corner from the right.
Aldosivi faded completely after Arsenal’s second goal, barely regaining the initiative with the additions of Leandro Maciel and Matías Pisanno, but could not reverse the result.
After having secured their pass to the quarterfinals, to travel to Avellaneda to face the Academy, the team from Mar del Plata must recover the momentum shown between the 6th and 11th dates, in which they piled up five wins and a draw, which placed them in the squad above.
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