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The match began with a shot by Fabricio Fernández for the Gauchos that was blocked by Suárez and in response a corner that Paolo Calione connected but Mehring safely contained it.
First and entertaining bars of a busy procedure with the albos having a lot of clarity with Verón Lupi to manage and try to combine with a restless Rodrigo Martínez.
The Argentine tried from mid-range without hitting the goal, but the opening goal fell in favor of the La Teja team at 13′.
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Diego Sánchez and 1-0 for @ProgresoOficial.
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A well taken corner kick from the right found Federico Andueza dragging marks and Diego Sánchez was left alone to head and inflate the nets.
This generated a passage of certain confusion in the whites who saw how, with Colombino at the head, their rival became stronger in the recovery.
But the growth of Agustín Dos Santos to accompany Verón Lupi allowed him to resume the actions, go difficult to the last rival zone and insist on the tie that arrived at 34′. A cross from Nicolás Rodríguez from the right found the Argentine standing as a nine to head in and leave everything in a draw.
NATIONAL GOAL!
Tomás Verón Lupi, with a header, made it 1-1 against Progreso in the #CopaDeLaLigaAUFEnDSPORTS.
It was his first goal in the Tricolor.
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A deserved award for the albos who did not give up and went for more, with Barcia and Ebere still without notable participations, but with a rebounded shot from Martínez that went close. Nothing changed the equality with which they went to the locker room.
Sin ideas
The complement began with two variants in the Aurirrojos, entering Agustín Pinheiro and, mainly Nicolás Fernández, who together with De León, attacked on the left wing and greatly complicated the defensive function of Nicolás Rodríguez
And a warning came with a cross behind the defenders that found Diego Sánchez unmarked to define but with a poor technical gesture that ended up sending the ball over the crossbar.
From then on the duel won in friction, strong fouls, yellows and substitutions (Palacios for the Ojito Sentido), but even with Rocco’s men being somewhat more incisive.
The clock was ticking and the dangerous actions were not so frequent, with Barcia (who later came out for Vera) without regret and an Ebere consumed among the rival defenders.
From there to the end it was a parade of variations in both with the goalkeepers as privileged spectators and a very important lack of ideas and lack of precision.
Three minutes added to comply with the regulations, the entry of Ignacio Lemmo to kick the penalties and the final whistle that sealed the 1-1.
one had to win
In the maximum penalties, Suárez began by blocking Lemmo’s attempt, but it was the only one that the Gaucho missed since Mateo Copelotti, Nicolás Fernández and Nahuel López later scored.
On the contrary, Calione converted the first for the tricolors and then Mehring blocked the shots of Dos Santos and Vera, while Luciano González raised his shot. 3-1 in the definition and celebration of Progreso that eliminated the final and reached the final of the League Cup.
MEHRING CUT IT OFF FROM VERA AND PROGRESO IS A FINALIST!#CopaDeLaLigaAUFEnDSPORTS
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NATIONAL 1 (1)- PROGRESS 1 (3)
National: Ignacio Suárez; Nicolás Rodríguez (64′ Hayen Palacios), Paolo Calione, Tomás Viera, Juan Pablo Patiño (83′ Román Clemate); Luciano González, Agustín Dos Santos; Baltasar Barcia (71′ Agustín Vera), Tomás Verón Lupi (83′ Luciano Montaos), Rodrigo Martínez (83′ Jonathan Dalmás); yChristian Ebere. DT: Jadson Viera.
Progress: Andrés Mehring; Gianfranco Trasante, Hernán Carroso, Federico Andueza, Ayrton Cougo (82′ Facundo Kidd); Adrián Colombino (90′ Ignacio Lemmo), Gonzalo Silva (45′ Agustín Pinheiro), Fabricio Fernández (45′ Nicolás Fernández); Facundo De León (82′ Nahuel López), Joaquín Solleiro (68′ Juan Sebastián Rivero); and Diego Sánchez (82′ Mateo Copelotti). DT: Leonel Rocco.
Goals: 13′ Diego Sánchez (P), 34′ Tomás Verón Lupi.
Penalties: National: Scored: Paolo Calione Missed: Agustín Dos Santos (blocked Mehring), Luciano González (out), Agustín Vera (blocked Mehring)
Progress: Scored: Mateo Copelotti, Nicolás Fernández, Nahuel López. They failed: Ignacio Lemmo (Suárez blocked)
Yellow: 36′ Adrián Colombino (P), 50′ Andrés Mehring (P), 50′ Rodrigo Martínez (N), 50′ Christian Ebere (N), 50′ Gianfranco Trasante (P), 53′ Tomás Verón Lupi (N), 58′ Nicolás Rodríguez (N), 60′ Nicolás Fernández (P), 65′ Federico Andueza (P).
Referees:Leandro Lasso, Horacio Ferreiro and Nicolás Piaggio. Fourth Referee: Federico Modernell.
Basketball court: Centenario Stadium.
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