An early goal from a free kick by Cristian Ferreira 6 minutes into the first half made it possible for San Lorenzo (12 points) to regain victory in the Professional League Cup after a six-game drought. The 1-0 win over Sarmiento de Junín (9) reflected how close and tight the match was. Rubén Insúa’s team had a good opening half hour in the first stage. Afterwards, he gave the ball to his rival again and waited.
The Juninenses did not have plenty of opportunities in relation to the possession that they observed in the complement. But they prowled the Barça area so much that only after referee Yael Falcón Pérez’s final whistle was the local crowd able to breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate three points that keep San Lorenzo in the fight to enter the quarterfinals, still far away, six points behind. Newell’s, the last one that is entering Zone B.
Ferreira was the protagonist of those good first 30 minutes that San Lorenzo began playing. He scored a goal from a free kick that had been denied to his team for 166 games. Furthermore, he was careful and creative with the ball, which always left his feet clearly. Therefore, in that initial half hour, the Ciclón had chances to stretch the difference. In the two clearest ones, goalkeeper Monetti swiped a shot at Bareiro in the corner and a header from the Paraguayan attacker himself hit the crossbar.
San Lorenzo felt Ferreira’s downturn. Because when he stopped being a passing option, the team lost possession and enabled Sarmiento’s rebound, who was only able to approach Altamirano’s fence at the end of the first half. The phenomenon was emphasized at the beginning of the second stage. Especially after the changes that Junín coach Israel Damonte made. The cautious initial 5-4-1 scheme led to a 4-2-3-1 with the entry of midfielder Sergio Quiroga for right back Elías López and Calcaterra for Mauri. San Lorenzo chose waiting and containment. And with that intention, Insúa made his moves without any of them altering the equation of the game.
Sarmiento was not far from the tie. But he needed more weight up front to achieve it. And he wouldn’t have been all bad. San Lorenzo played thirty minutes, lasted sixty and in this way, returned to victory. But facing the three final dates of the group stage and especially the Copa Libertadores that will be drawn this Monday, it did not clear up any doubts. Rather, he left them all standing.
2024-03-16 22:58:39
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