Racing beat Boca on penalties in a frenzied definition. Colón, on the other hand, beat Independiente with a lot of character and will seek to win the first title in its history.
Racing and Colón will play the grand final of the Professional League Cup. The Academy agreed after eliminating Boca on penalties and Sabalero did so after beating Independiente. Unlike the previous matches where they started heads-up, in this last match in case it ends tied in the 90 minutes, there will be an extension of 30 ′ (divided into two halves of 15) and then, if equality persists, It will be defined by penalties.
The decisive match will be played next Friday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m., again at the Bicentennial Stadium in San Juan. Both delegations will stay in the provincial capital until that day, will continue with their training sessions and will prepare the lawsuit. The two arrive at a good moment: Colón recovered his level against Rojo and Racing comes from lowest to highest, beyond the boring zero draw he had with Boca.
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The Santa Fe team was one of the two best teams in the first phase as they finished in first place in zone A with 25 points as a result of seven wins, four draws and two losses. The team led by Eduardo Domínguez won the first five games and in the following eight dates fell into irregularity and only achieved two victories.
However, those numbers reached him to be the best in his area above Estudiantes, River and Racing. In the next instance, the direct qualifiers began with the dispute of the quarterfinals. There he had a poor game against Talleres de Córdoba where they equaled 1-1 and prevailed in the penalty shootout.
Although the Santa Fe team recovered its level in the clash on Monday against Independiente where it knew how to hurt its rival and deserved the victory. He showed great confidence in his players something that was praised by his coach, Domínguez.
On the Racing side, Juan Antonio Pizzi’s team continues with its good streak. The coach, who at one point was questioned in his position, on the path of his recovery was the 2-1 home victory against Colón himself. Since that meeting, there have been ten games where there was only one defeat for the Academy, on their visit to Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero (0-1).
The Avellaneda team was finding their way that led them to win their group in the Copa Libertadores and also to qualify for the second phase in the League Cup. There he faced Vélez as a visitor, the best in the other area, and after equalizing at zero he beat Fortín on penalties.
This Monday he qualified for the final despite not having two of his strongholds, goalkeeper Gabriel Arias and left-back Eugenio Mena, both summoned to the Chilean national team. However, he was measured against Boca, the last two-time Argentine soccer champion. In their duel they did not leave much, but Racing knew how to avoid the stop and eliminated Xeneize on penalties where their goalkeeper, Gonzalo Gómez, excelled in the definition.
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