The Professional Soccer League closes the curtain on its first day with three exciting games. The five greats of the country went undefeated on the initial date with victories by Boca Juniors, River Plate, Independiente and San Lorenzo in addition to Racing’s draw with Belgrano. The state of the Vélez playing field it was acceptable after the request for postponement of his meeting with Gymnastics that was originally scheduled for Friday.
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CENTRAL BARRACAS 0-1 GODOY CRUZ
Godoy Cruz beat Barracas Central 1-0 in it Claudio Chiqui Tapia Stadium. The Tomba has the return of the coach Diego Floresformer collaborator of Marcelo Bielsa. The match was disputed with the arbitration of Pablo Echavarria who had a controversial performance.
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After an even start it was the team from Mendoza who cheered to open the scoring and after 25 minutes there was a corner kick, Gianluca Ferrari attended Gonzalo Abrego that he received in the area and defined to open the scoring. But the linesman Juan Del Fueyo raised the flag for an alleged advanced position of the steering wheel of the Grocer. The play was reviewed by the VAR and it was found that in reality Brian Calderara he enabled it since he left the right side late.
In the complement the local team searched, but did not have depth to be able to hurt in the rival field. While the Cuyano team waited and tried to come out with some counter.
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The Paraguayan celebrated by doing the Top Gigio and dedicated it to Riquelme. It was an even game and the Dean also had chances to convert. Chiquito Romero made his debut and covered a one-on-one
at 36 minutes Nicholas Capraro had contact inside the area with Tomás Conechny, who dived and the Judge Echavarría charged criminal. But he got the call from VAR by Hernán Mastrángelo and after checking the images on the monitor, the referee rectified his decision.
Although at 49 minutes Bruno Mastronicola he missed Tomas Conechny at the edge of the area. Then the defender of Handsome He also went looking for Conechny, who fell inside the area, but the judge did not sanction a foul, but the previous one did. The free kick executed it Salomon Rodriguez and passed close.
Few ideas in the afternoon at Barracas in which the locals did not know how to generate the game circuits to achieve equality, and the visitor lacked ideas to be able to extend the advantage. A draw would have been the logical result, but the team from Cuyo took advantage of what they had and took the victory.
On the next date, Barracas will visit Sarmiento on Saturday starting at 5:00 p.m. While Godoy Cruz will receive Colón on Sunday from 9:30 p.m.
Formations:
Central barracks: Andrés Desábato; Mauro Peinipil, Nicolás Capraro, Fernando Prado, Juan Ignacio Díaz; Facundo Mater, Ivan Tapia, Carlos Arce, Brian Calderara; Bruno Sepulveda, Alexis Dominguez. DT: Rodolfo DePaoli.
Godoy Cruz: Diego Rodriguez; Pier Barrios, Gianluca Ferrari, Federico Rasmussen, Thomas Galdames; Gonzalo Abrego, Juan Andrada, Lucas Arce; Nicolás Fernández, Tadeo Allende, Tomás Conechny. DT: Diego Flores.
Stadium: Claudio Fabian Tapia
Referee: Pablo Echavarria
TV: ESPN Premium
BANFIELD 0-0 UNION
Banfield equal to 0-0 with Santa Fe Union in the debut of both in the 2023 tournament of the Professional League. The match is played at the Florencio Sola stadium, with refereeing by Silvio Trucco and is televised by TNT Sports.
Both teams were measured at the beginning and some error allowed the other to generate danger, such as the miscalculation of a Banfield defender after a ball hit that left Junior Marabel hand in hand with the goalkeeper Facundo Cambesesbut the striker’s shot passed close by.
On Banfield’s side, the presentation in society of brahian German who warned with a Chilean that went over the arc of santiago mele.
While the Paraguayan Marabel together with Mauro Luna Diale They were the clearest of the Santa Fe cast in the first 45 minutes.
The local responded with stopped balls or filtered balls from the hand of German to Augustine Urzi and the forwards, Nicholas and Sebastian Sosa.
In the second half the emotions continued, but no differences could be made. The two deserved at least one goal and there was an entertaining match at the Florencio Sola.
On the next date Union will receive the Institute on Sunday (21.30). Banfield, meanwhile, will close the day on Monday during his visit to Huracán in Parque Patricios, starting at 8:00 p.m.
Formations:
Banfield: Facundo Cambeses; Emanuel Coronel, Alejandro Maciel, Emmanuel Olivera, Emanuel Insúa; Matías Romero, Alejandro Cabrera, Brahian Aleman, Agustín Urzi; Andres Chavez, Sebastian Sosa Sanchez. DT: Javier Sanguinetti.
Union: Santiago Mele; Federico Vera, Franco Calderón, Claudio Corvalán, Lucas Esquivel; Ezequiel Cañete, Enzo Roldán, Mauro Luna Diale; Imanol Machuca, Junior Marabel, Daniel Juárez. DT: Gustavo Munua.
Stadium: single florence
Referee: Silvio Trucco
TV: TNT Sports
VELEZ 3-1 GYMNASTICS
Velez Sarsfield Expires 3-1 a Gymnastics and Fencing La Platawithout reinforcements due to an inhibition and in the debut of Sebastian chirola Rosemaryclose the first date of the 2023 tournament of the Professional League on the new playing field of the stadium Joseph Amalfitani of Liniers. The match is played with Leandro Rey Hilfer as referee and the transmission of ESPN Premium.
In the first minutes Gimnasia complicated Vélez as a result of pressure in the rival field and even had chances to open the scoring. But then the Fort began to control and after 14 minutes came the opening of the scoring after a corner kick in which Lautaro Gianetti anticipated William Enrique and enabled Lucas Hanson who also made it 1-0 upside down.
Later Hanson could have extended the advantage with a shot from Hanson from outside the area that forced a spectacular flight from Thomas Durso to avoid the second of Vélez.
In the complement Vélez widened the differences and at 54 minutes, after a free kick that lasting cleared, Walter Bou He came to hit it from outside the area and got the second through a low shot.
Three minutes later his own Bou He got the second of his personal account and the third of Fortin after a series of rebounds that included a ball off the post.
Velez’s superiority was interrupted at minute 67 when the Tripper got the discount after both William Enrique who came to connect in the end after a corner kick.
In the end, the gymnastics kids went for another discount and ended up giving a better image. Although Vélez’s job was a lot for them and he achieved a meritorious victory.
With this victory the team led by Alexander Medina confirms the expectations of being able to fight up front and on the next date they will visit Newell’s in the match that will open the action at 8:00 pm. While Gimnasia will play on Monday in the Forest against Defense and Justice, at 8:00 pm.
Formations:
Velez: Leonardo Burian; Tomás Guidara, Lautaro Giannetti, Miguel Brizuela and Francisco Ortega; José Florentín, Nicolás Garayalde and Juan Ignacio Méndez; Walter Bou, Lucas Pratto and Lucas Janson. DT: Alexander Medina.
Gym: Thomas Durso; Guillermo Enrique, Leonardo Morales, Felipe Sánchez and Matías Melluso; Thomas Wall; Ignacio Miramón and Alan Sosa; Eric Ramirez, Rodrigo Castillo and Benjamin Dominguez. DT: Sebastian Romero.
Stadium: Joseph Amalfitani
Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer
TV: ESPN Premium
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