In the midst of a thousand rumors and after a week full of tension due to the tough defeat against Riestra, Independiente did what it had to do against Laferrere and chased away the ghosts.
The atmosphere had thickened immediately after the very tough defeat against Riestra, which the Independiente microclimate internally classified as a “historical piece of paper.” For many, it had even been a “technical takeaway” result. The truth is that the figure of Carlos Tevez, who had decided to keep his mouth shut since then, had been in the spotlight due to a bad initial approach, although a great responsibility had also been the lack of rebellion of his players on the field. And another blow would be a knockout.
The ghosts haunted the red side of Avellaneda and the statements of a certain Ariel Holan, with or without intention, had done nothing more than stir up the waters. For this reason, the match with Deportivo Laferrere for the Argentine Cup was presented as transcendental, not so much because of the instance or the rival, but rather because of this entire incendiary context. Of course, falling again against a very small team would aggravate the situation, but Independiente was riding against its own ghosts.
However, on the Lanús field the Devil put on the Ghostbusters suit and came out determined to bury any suspicion with a resounding victory, in line with the difference in hierarchy against a team two divisions below. This time the Red team seemed focused, even though it was difficult in the first minutes to break the defensive block with five defenders and four midfielders from Laferrere.
Always dominated Independiente on Friday afternoon. Tevez abandoned the scheme of five defenders to rethink the tactics in a 4-3-1-2, with some surprises, such as placing Javier Ruiz as a hook in the absence of Saltita González and the reappearance of Alexis Canelo in the attack, when he I thought that Ignacio Maestro Puch was going to replace Matías Giménez.
Ruiz was the figure. He took advantage of the opportunity, commanded most of the risky actions, dared to dribble and scored several assists. Good one against one and better reading of the plays to decide well. Saying that he won the title, with Tevez who as a coach does not marry anyone, would be risky, but the kid did make it clear to the coach that he can rely on him.
The key to the victory that was finally thrashed was not to despair when in much of the first half there was no clarity to define the plays. Nor did the team enter the game with a referee determined to complicate the process by ignoring penalties and even disallowing a legal goal. The Avellaneda cast remained calm and maintained their game plan. And he was able to untie the knot with Alex Luna’s shot that broke the score.
This caused Lafe to inevitably overtake, something that automatically freed up ground to move more comfortably in someone else’s field. There, yes, in the complement, the dangerous arrivals in front of the opponent’s goal flourished. Even so, lack of aim was still the Devil’s main opponent. Three point-blank headbutts, one from Canelo, another from Avalos and others from Luna. The goalkeeper took two of them and the third went wide.
The penalty on Federico Mancuello, which he himself converted to make it 2-0, calmed everything down because it began to end the game. And everything flowed. He could have scored more goals from play, but he scored again from a penalty, this time through Jhonny Quiñónez.
There were hugs between everyone. There was a necessary discharge after rough days, with internal talks and a thousand rumors from outside. Independiente remained safe and confident indoors. Independiente chased away the ghosts by doing what it had to do: win with superiority. And now he bought some peace of mind to face three finals in search of the League Cup playoffs.
2024-03-24 01:16:30
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