San Lorenzo achieved a crucial victory by beating 1-0 Central Tents in it New Gasometerin a match marked by the debut of Miguel Ángel Russo as team coach. The meeting, corresponding to date 18 of the Professional Leaguewitnessed a decisive goal by Alexis Cuellowhich secured the three points for the local team.
This goal had a peculiarity and it was the vital role of a ball catcher. Moments before the only goal of the game, which allowed Ciclón to return to victory after two games, the young footballer from the club’s youth teams had a great reaction by removing a ball from the area at the right moment.
Because a few seconds later the action came from that right sector of the San Lorenzo attack that ended with the header goal from Alexis Cuello, after a weak start by goalkeeper Rafael Ferrario, who miscalculated and suffered the Barça striker’s advance. If the ball catcher had not acted in this way, the action would surely have been stopped by the referee Luis Lobo Medina for finding two balls on the playing field.
In Soccer 1by ESPNthey spoke with the young manwho revealed the dialogue he had with the new captain of the team, Iker Muniain. “I had just lost a ball, I had to go look for it and I grabbed it. And the goal just came. Beautiful, beautiful,” said the Ciclón ball player excitedly. When they asked him if the players hugged him, he recounted what the Spaniard said to him: “’Come on, come on kid,’ he told me.”
The return of Ruben Darío Insua to the San Lorenzo stadium was a highlight, as the Barracas Central coach received a standing ovation from the local fans. However, the atmosphere was also full of tension, with criticism towards the club’s leaders. Despite the emotions off the field, the match itself did not offer much football spectacle, but it did offer several controversial situations, such as a penalty not taken in favor of San Lorenzo and a handball in the area that the referee Luis Lobo Medina decided not to sanction.
During the second half, San Lorenzo came out with determination and managed to open the scoring after two minutes. A well-crafted play from the left culminated in a cross from Ezequiel Cerutti that Alexis Cuello headed into the back of the net, taking advantage of a false start by the goalkeeper Rafael Ferrario. From there, Russo’s team tried to extend the advantage through counterattacks, although without success, while Barracas Central failed to generate significant danger for the goalkeeper. Gaston Gomez.
With this victory, San Lorenzo moves away from the bottom of the table, adding important points in its fight to improve its position in the Professional League. On the other hand, Barracas Central, led by Insua, remains in last place in the classification, complicating its aspirations to qualify for international competitions, although with the peace of mind that relegations were removed this season.
