The Penalty, Oso Sánchez’s Distraction, and Maravilla Martínez’s Perfect Execution: Racing’s Victory in the Copa Sudamericana

* The penalty, Oso Sánchez’s attempted distraction and the perfect execution of Maravilla Martínez

Racing beat Coquimbo 3-0 and took another step towards qualifying for the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana as leader of Group H. After a couple of oscillating matches, like the last one against Belgrano in the Professional League (they won 4- 1 and ended up tying 4-4), the Academy gave a test of temperament and is excited about the continental competition.

After a hesitant first half, the team led by Gustavo Costas reacted in the second half. And after five minutes he got a penalty through the hand of Manuel Fernández after the attack of Adrián Martínez. The referee José Rojas was summoned by the VAR and, after checking the screen, he sanctioned the infraction. Three minutes later, Maravilla was already face to face with Diego Sánchez, an experienced visiting goalkeeper, who decided to distract the kicker with a particular technique, which did not respond.

Dibu Martínez’s “psychological games” extended after the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Sánchez, 37, appealed to his own method. With his back to the performer and the judge, he hung from the crossbar for several seconds, delaying the auction ceremony. Referee Rojas touched him on the back twice until he managed to get him down.

“The goalkeeper hangs, look at what our teammate scored,” the reporter Sebastián Vignolo highlighted in the broadcast. But the attitude of the goalkeeper with a striking look (he presented a lock of hair dyed violet) did not scare the former Instituto de Córdoba striker, who took a powerful and high shot, to the right of the goalkeeper, who could not avoid the fall of his fence.

The curious attitude of the Coquimbo goalkeeper

Juan Nardoni and again Maravilla Martínez closed the score for the Avellaneda team. The forward, who was not intimidated by the opposing goalkeeper, reached the line of 18 goals – in just 21 games – in 2024 and is, along with Martín Cauteruccio, the highest scoring South American of the year. Racing is dreaming of its productive capacity: it has accumulated 12 units, it is at the top of the area and will close its participation in the group stage on May 28, when it receives last-place Sportivo Luqueño in the Cilindro.

For the second date of the local League, for its part, the Academy will be home against Argentinos Juniors on Monday the 20th from 9:15 p.m.

2024-05-17 01:22:00
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