For the second round of Group A of Libertadores CupRacing received Aucas-EQU, this Thursday night, at El Cilindro stadium, in Avellaneda (ARG), and won by 3 to 2. Maximiliano Romero, Juan Nardoni and Wilker Ángel (own goal) scored for the owners of the home, while Erick Castillo and Luis Cangá scored the away goals.
Thus, the Argentine team maintains 100% success in the competition and remains in the isolated leadership of the group, with six points in two matches.
On the other hand, the Ecuadorian team, debuting in the continental tournament and which beat Flamengo in the first round, meets his first defeat. With that, he remains with three goals, appearing in third place. The Red-Black, who triumphed over last-placed Ñublense-CHI on Wednesdayis the vice-leader, also with three points.
In the next round, therefore, Racing will face the club from Rio, at 7 pm (Brasília time) on Thursday, May 4, again at home. For their part, Aucas will visit Ñublense, on Tuesday, starting at 7 pm, at Collao Stadium, in Concepción (CHI).
Racing’s goals against Aucas-EQU
Playing in front of their fans, Racing went on the attack in search of the result. With that, he opened the scoring in the 12th minute of the game. Maximiliano Romero received a cross from the left and, in the small area, jumped more than the defender to head the goalkeeper’s foot and score.
Four minutes later, Guerrero recovered the ball in the offensive field and activated Maximiliano Romero in the area. The number 15 dominated, dribbled the goalkeeper and played for Juan Nardoni to just push to the back of the net and increase the advantage of the hosts.
On the way back from the break, Aucas changed their posture to try to draw. Thus, he managed to reduce it after three minutes. Erick Castillo received it at the right end of the area, made a beautiful individual play, passing by three markers, and finished off the goalkeeper Gabriel Arias.
The goal raised the spirits of the Ecuadorian team, which reached equality on the scoreboard eight minutes later. After a free kick by Otero, the ball reached Aubrey David, who passed it into the middle of the area. The ball then found the feet of Luis Cangá, who pushed it into the back of the goal.
Racing’s life got even more complicated at 35 minutes of the extra stage. Maximiliano Moralez invaded the area from the right and tried a low cross, but after the pass, the studs of his boot hit Luis Cangá’s ankle. When reviewing the bid on the VAR monitor, the referee showed the red card directly to the Argentine player.
However, the home team did not give up on seeking victory. In the 41st minute, defender Wilker Ángel tried to fend off a launch in the area, but ended up heading into his own goal, scoring against the third Argentine goal in the match. Finally, at 50, Aubrey David received the second yellow card, was expelled and also left Aucas with ten on the pitch.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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