San Lorenzo entered the Colossus Marcelo Bielsa so badly that Rubén Darío Insúa even covered his eyes in the first minutes of the match. “Melena” went from here to there in his playpen, he held his head and face while Newell’s entered the Cyclone area when he wanted to.
desperate, andhe DT first called Martegani to send a message to Carlos “La Roca” Sánchez, part of a midfield that was leaking. It didn’t work. Then he made the goalkeeper Batalla run to the bench and the one was in charge of speaking in the ear of the Colombian cheerleader, who this time tied up his hair. He also did not have the desired effect.
Taking advantage of the fact that the story was still without goals -especially since Batalla made a save in San Lorenzo- Insúa did not hesitate and sent the right-back Luján to warm up. The one who paid the piper was Pocho Cerutti, who was on the left wing, and was replaced after 26 minutes. El Ciclón, which until then had a 25 percent possession, He went on to play with an undisguisable 5-4-1 with Bareiro devastated in attack. The premise, take a point anyway from Rosario.
Possession did not change too much (final 63% for Newell’s) nor did San Lorenzo have any goal situation (one shot on goal in the whole game, towards the end), but at least Newell’s was no longer overflowing as much as at the beginning. Gabriel Heinze’s team continued to be the absolute dominator, with Colombian center back Ditta pulling the strings and distributing with the criteria of a driver. Its best recipient was the kid Brian Aguirre, a 19-year-old wise man when it comes to carrying the ball and leaving his rival on the road with hitches.
But Newell’s had to wait until well into the clock to find its well-deserved prize. At minute 77, Pablo Pérez -he had just flirted with the red for an unnecessary infraction, true to his custom- opened with the newcomer Jeremías Pérez Tica and he sent a cross from the left that found Paraguayan Recalde for 1-0. The Guarani showed off his management of the art of the offside and had a good bite between the three from the Barça background to beat Batalla, who had just conceded just one goal in his six games this year.
San Lorenzo (16 points), who started the date as a leader, was expensive for the position that led to Rosario. But little can be said to Insúa, who with a squad armed with little or nothing, has his own as escorts for River (18). The one who rubbed his hands was Newell’s (14), who was third.
