Photo: Fernando Gens
In their fight to avoid relegation, Arsenal beat Argentinos Juniors 3-2, in a game of changing development that showed a very quick goal from the Paraguayan attacker Gabriel Avalos, after 7 seconds, to become the fastest conquest in the 21st century in the AFA First Division.
For the second day of zone A of the Professional League Cup (LPF), the Viaducto team obtained a necessary success to increase its average, even though it continues in the last place in that table, 16 real points behind Central Córdoba from Santiago del Estero and Platense.
Lucas Brochero, Santiago Toloza (from a penalty) and Néstor Breitenbruch scored for the DT Federico Vilar team, which is also bottom in the annual table for the season.
The La Paternal team, which had just beaten River Plate 3-2, scored through a goal from Avalos and another from their striker Luciano Gondou, reinforcement from Sarmiento de Junin.
The match at the Julio Humberto Grondona began with the mistake of Arsenal’s bottom line (fatal indecision between Joaquín Pombo and Facundo Cardozo) and the onslaught of Avalos who beat Alejandro Medina out to score from the same locker room.
Despite the long faces in the stands, Arsenal tried to overcome the bad moment, but Argentinos put pressure on them and almost scored the second after five minutes. But after 7 minutes, Santiago Toloza and Adrián Sporle triangulated in the left sector of the attack. The ball fell to Braian Rivero who hit an overflow close to the line and gave it to Brochero, who sent it into the back of the net, to make it 1-1.
The conquest meant shuffling and giving again. Argentinos continued to insist on the attack, while Sarandí’s formation plugged holes and sought to come out against.
At 31m, González Metilli and Avalos wove a wall, the local defense again failed in a clearance and Gondou appeared (he added his third goal in the tournament and is the scorer) to bill.
The attack duo of “Bicho” constituted a real obstacle for the local defense. While the Paraguayan offered to screen and played well from behind, the kid who had just arrived from Sarmiento de Junín also ran and pressed, but offered himself as a download to get free.
In the second half, the imprecision took hold of the two teams until the coaches moved their benches. And Vilar almost won the jackpot, since Paraguayan midfielder Alfredo Amarilla finished off very hard and forced a cover from Alexis Martín Arias. On the rebound there was a shot from another newcomer, Juan Bautista Cejas, who smashed it into the crossbar.
On the next play, Arsenal put a cross into the rival area and the ball hit the arm of Lucas Villalba, who was running alongside a rival. Then, after long talks and consultation through the VAR, the referee Nicolás Lamolina sanctioned the penalty that Toloza changed for a goal.
And around 32m, a cross sent by Sporle from the left sector allowed Breitenbruch to rise higher than all to finalize the unexpected 3-2 in favor of the local team, based on the merits that one and the other had executed up to that point. moment on the playing field.
DT Gabriel Milito reached into the substitute bench and introduced changes. One of them, Alan Lescano, former Gimnasia La Plata, hit a shot from behind and was expelled.
Arsenal fought until the end, they fought every ball as if it were the last and had their prize to defeat one of the most consistent teams in the local league.
2023-08-26 01:41:00
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