The hug of a grandfather and his grandson, the moving image of the triumph of Independiente that belongs to all Argentine football

This Saturday, while Messi was whistled in Paris, the argentinian soccer He gave away one of those images that make him different from any other on the planet. It happened in Independiente against Tigre but it could happen in any stadium, in any division or league: a grandfather celebrated his team’s agonizing goal by hugging his grandson, in tears.

The sequence excites beyond the fact that the names of the protagonists of this story are not yet known, something that will surely be known with the passing of the hours thanks to the power of social networks. And to tell the truth, the relationship between them has not been checked either, which was taken for granted in the TV broadcast. But that emotion that they felt goes beyond their identity, and it also transcends the color of the shirt. His heartfelt gesture is added to others that make the world champion country get a plate out of living football like nowhere else.

In France, the PSG of millions and millions of dollars whistled Messi, because sentiment and money run in different streets. Yes, Independiente will know, who is haunted by debts and had to resort to a collection to save the club. That hug from grandfather and his grandson sums it up perfectly.

Independiente took a big win

Independiente beat Tigre 2-1 at home, with an agonizing goal from the Uruguayan Martin Cauteruccio which was on hold for review of the WAS and finally caused a strong relief of the Libertadores de América-Ricardo Enrique Bochini stadium in the continuity of the 16th. Professional League date.

Nicolás Vallejo (5m.PT) put the locals ahead and Mateo Retegui (31m.PT), one of the tournament’s top scorers with 10, temporarily tied for the visit. With this result, Independiente added 17 points and Tigre was left with 21 points.

The “Red” did all the wear, even when things did not work out for him, and took a well-deserved victory with great offensive flow.

Contrary to what was happening to him before the arrival of Ricardo Zielinski as coach, he needed only one arrival to take the lead after a powerful left-footed shot from Vallejo, impossible for Gonzalo Marinelli.

Tigre did not stray from his script of holding the ball -too passive at times- but he lacked the depth of last season and especially the break in the one-on-one by Facundo Colidio in the first quarter of an hour.

Zielinski ordered his players to cover the receivers on the first line and that forced the visitor to always receive his back and uncomfortable to set up his game. That is why with the passing of the minutes he justified the partial victory.

But since football knows no logic, much less solid arguments, it happened that Tigre was met with a penalty by the hand of Sergio Barreto and his scorer Mateo Retegui, without getting nervous, made it 1 to 1.

Tigre and Independiente shared the limelight in the following minutes, since when “Matador” found Lucas Menossi as point guard, he enjoyed good passages and the same thing happened when “Red” put his wingers one against one. The tie at the break was observed by the whims of the sport, since the local made enough merit to go up.

The complement presented another scenario, despite the fact that the chips moved little, the legs did not respond as before and the intensity of the match treacherously decreased. That is why the emotion was markedly less at the two ends of the pitch.

Tigre stopped on a counterattack and gave way to Independiente, who was not too lucid to solve the double line of four visitors and did not even kick on goal in 30 minutes.

The two clearest were from Lucas Menossi, from a free kick, and also with a mid-distance shot, but he ran into Rey in both.

However, Independiente woke up at the final moment: a goal canceled correctly due to a slight offside by Martín Cauteruccio, a ball saved on the line by Víctor Aguilera and a fair closing by Víctor Cabrera when Juan Cazares had the 2-1 lead.

And when everything seemed to end in a draw, the Uruguayan striker said he was present and led the entire public present at the Libertadores de América to delirium. Of course, the fans must have lowered their euphoria because the VAR reviewed the position for two minutes before giving the go-ahead.

Cauteruccio suffered it to the end

Independiente’s Uruguayan forward, Martín Cauteruccio, acknowledged that he felt a lot of “uncertainty” during the VAR review of his goal in the final minute of what represented the agonizing victory over Tigre 2-1, at home.

“I felt a lot of uncertainty when they reviewed the play but the important thing is that we played a good game. We knew we had to win and be strong at home,” said the attacker.

“It is a huge happiness because we played a great game. We closed with my goal at the end. It was a finishing touch”, he valued.

Cauteruccio, who has 9 goals in the Professional League (LPF) tournament, maintained that the team is gaining in “experience” and encouraged everyone to remain “united” because that is how a match against “a huge rival” was carried out.

With information from Agencies

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