Huracán achieved a resounding victory in Parque Patricios, taking away River’s undefeated record in the League Cup. With a great goal from Mazzanti in a devastating counterattack and with an outstanding performance by goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez, Kudelka’s team took the biggest prize of a victory that did not figure in anyone’s calculations.
The local team was superior for much of the first half due to the good work of its midfielders, who formed a spider web in which Barco, Fernández, Simón and Aliendro were involved, who left Borja too alone.
River had opened the scoring at the start with a touch from the debutant Zabala almost in the six-yard box, but the play was annulled due to an offside position. The decision took a long time in the VAR, but the lines drawn said that the young man was centimeters ahead. The VAR also left doubts when it did not call the referee for a foul by González Pirez, which gave the impression of a penalty.
River improved a lot in the second half when Fonseca came on for Villagra and Solari came on for Aliendro, and later when Echeverri came on for Fernández.
Solari scored two shots that were clearly destined for the net, but the Ecuadorian Galíndez intervened masterfully in both cases. With those saves, with another one against Echeverri and with his confidence to catch the ball in the air, Galíndez became the great figure of the wide ball.
Huracán’s goal came in the 35th minute, when Mazzanti made a phenomenal sprint from the middle of the field, after heading down a pass from Alfonso, and face to face with Armani, he touched a backhand into the net.
Mazzanti’s great play was marred by the celebration (he took off his shirt) that earned him the second yellow card and the red one. With one more, the visiting team attacked in all ways but collided again and again with the Huracán defensive wall, which was desperately waiting for the hour.
The defeat complicates River’s chances of qualifying among the top four in the area, when it remains to face Central as a home team and Instituto as a visitor.
2024-03-30 02:16:37
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