Controversial ending in San Lorenzo’s 1-0 victory over Godoy Cruz at Professional League Cup

It was the great controversy of San Lorenzo’s 1-0 victory against Godoy Cruz at the Pedro Bidegaín Stadium, in the match postponed for the ninth round of the Professional League Cup. The back pass from local defender Malcom Braida to goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano, who was surrounded by a rival and controlled the ball with his hands, generated the fury of the Tomba players. “It was a penalty with a barrier!” they reproached referee Andrés Carlos Gariano after the match.

After Cristian Tarragona’s goal in the 71st minute, Godoy Cruz went in search of an equalizer. In one of the pressures on the right side, Braida captured the ball and delivered the ball low towards his goalkeeper Altamirano. The left-back’s blow was weak, so the Ciclón goalkeeper was compromised by the front run of Tombino striker Tomas Badaloni.

It was at that moment that Altamirano hesitated for a second and, far from trying to run out and clear with his feet, he dropped to the ground and took the ball with his hands. Unusually, the judge let it continue instead of taking a free kick inside the area. The entire visiting team, and also from the substitute bench, continued with their claim, but the Barça goalkeeper served quickly and sought to surprise while the majority of his rivals continued speaking to the referee.

The situation promoted the impotence of the winery team, since it could have been a clear chance to equalize through that stopped ball play inside the area and still with almost 20 minutes remaining to look for another eventual goal. After the match, referee Gariano was the center of the complaints from the players of the Cuyo team and Badaloni emphatically rebuked him: “It was a penalty with a barrier!” The truth is that that play that did not charge them in that obvious back pass greatly harmed those led by Daniel Oldrá, who finally could not overcome the result and fell by the minimum.

Godoy Cruz suffered his second defeat in the tournament, although he remains at the top of the Zone B table with 23 points, and is only one behind Lanús, which this Wednesday beat Belgrano 1-0 in Córdoba, in the closing match. of the eleventh day.

However, the Mendoza team is on track to qualify for the quarterfinals and fight for the title in the first half of the year. It would be an incentive given the elimination in the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores at the hands of Colo Colo, where they deserved more, but who paid dearly for the defeat at home against Cacique.

While San Lorenzo won a key match in their aspirations to qualify for the next stage. The team led by Ruben Darío Insua achieved its second victory in a row and maintains its chances in the fight for the title. They are ninth with 15 points and are three behind Newell’s, which is fourth and at the moment is the last of those who would be making it to the quarterfinals. But the holy cast has four teams up.

After the FIFA date, League Cup action will return next weekend. San Lorenzo will visit Boca Juniors and Godoy Cruz will visit Platense. The meetings do not yet have confirmed days or times.

2024-03-22 13:02:04
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