The blind to their chances of getting a place in the quarterfinals of the League Cup did not leave Atlético Tucumán empty. Away from the big fight for a long time, he understood that he did not have – nor does he have to relax or lose motivation because his fight, the one below, requires it. The Dean, who had started the game just one step above Godoy Cruz in the relegation average, took a couple more steps forward, broke the streak of eight games without winning for the competition, won again at home after four falls and his fans left happy. Because of the renewed attitude of the team since the arrival of Lucas Pusineri, because he was superior to Talleres and beat him well. The T, with a majority of substitutes because on Wednesday it will play for the Libertadores, suffered.
Atlético Tucumán beat Talleres well with a brace from Menéndez and one from Palacios (against). He justified the victory by forcefulness and supremacy in the game in the first half, and knew how to defend the advantage in the second. A passage in which Tallares went ahead in the field in search of the discount passed without any surprises. In those 15 minutes the T was more threatening with the entry of Ludueña, who gave his team more freshness and offensive spark, although with little danger in the area in front. The Dean was unharmed in that section in which he fell behind and gave up the ball and finished it off at the end with a penalty from Cristian Menéndez.
The homeowner was also the owner of a performance with which he overcame his rival in the PT. Every time he changed gear in three quarters, he arrived clearly from midday inspired by the aforementioned Polaco Menéndez, Ruiz Rodríguez, Carrera and Lotti. Talleres did not make good coverage from the middle to the back and, on top of that, he did not have fortune: luck turned his back on him in the carom that led to the partial 1-0 with the goal against Palacios. Talleres rarely set foot in the Campisi area and his opponent, with her eyes wide open, was a constant threat.
There was a moment when, with the 0.0 down, the Cordovan cast took several meters forward in positioning and tried to narrow the distance. Ludueña, unbalanced and daring, was contagious. And the team took possession of the ball up to three quarters of the field. It seemed inconvenient for Atlético to be so late, but he didn’t suffer from it because Talleres didn’t get a return on his more ambitious stance. Atlético Tucumán was left with a very valuable victory, which left the last place in its area. There the T fell, from a very bad local championship. Now, on Wednesday he will play again for the Libertadores, in this case against Flamengo.
