They defeated Ituzaingó and Yupanqui, respectively, but with different nuances. Patronato, the current champion, had been the first classified to the round of 16.
One with a little more suffering and the other more comfortable. Two teams from the Professional League such as Defensa y Justicia and Huracán managed to advance to the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup this Wednesday after defeating promotion rivals such as Ituzaingó (First B) and Yupanqui (First C), respectively.
In the first turn and on the Gimnasia de La Plata field, the ‘Halcón’, who had just been defeated by the ‘Globo’ on the first date of the First Division tournament, seemed to be heading for victory with the goals from Nicholas Fernandez (Pt. 9m.) y David Barbona (Pt. 11m.). In fact, in that initial quarter of an hour, the DT team Julio Vaccari he had created a minimum of five goal situations.
In the second stage, the “León del Oeste” from Greater Buenos Aires, which will start the tournament of the Primera B Metropolitana during the second weekend of February, reacted and reduced figures, through a popcorn Rodrigo Soria (St. 8m.).
Uncertainty invaded Defensa y Justicia, which was confused with the discount, but ‘Uvita’ Fernández (St. 16m.) exhibited his hierarchy and defined from a mouthpiece to score the third.
But the stopped ball again complicated the ‘Halcón’ defense, to the point that Ituzaingó scored a second goal, courtesy of Rodrigo Sosa (St. 26m.), after a weak start by goalkeeper Unsain.
Defense and Justice awaits the winner of the key Tigre–Spanish Centerwho will play on Wednesday the 8th at the Deportivo Morón stadium.
A while later, in Caseros, Huracán confirmed his good start to the season and scored four goals again, this time to beat Yupanqui 4-1, who for the first time in his history was promoted and will play in Primera C.
Juan Fernando Garro (25m. PT), Nicolás Cordero (39m. PT, who also missed a penalty), the Uruguayan Matías Cóccaro, from a penalty (25m. ST) and Santiago Hezze (39m. ST) scored the goals for “Globo” for the victory at the Ciudad de Caseros stadium.
Antonio Paulides (41m. PT) made the historic discount for Yupanqui, who despite the defeat had his debut in the main draw of the competition.
Huracán, champion of the 2014 edition and directed by Diego Dabove, will face the winner of the cross between Instituto de Córdoba and Deportivo Riestra.
