Among many other issues, football is characterized by its ability to hold an unexpected card up its sleeve. With 4 minutes over 90, Deportivo Ristra extended their unbeaten record at home to 28 and independent Goodbye to any option to infiltrate the Copa Sudamericana, referee Fernando Espinosa decided to ignore the clear hand from Miguel Barbieri in his own area And no one called from VAR. But the side kick from the left side led to a rebound, and Luciano Cabral touched it Santiago Montiel came down with his left foot with three toes to change the story Which seemed doomed to 0 to 0. In a match full of friction, Rojo received the knockout blow at the buzzer and continues to race so as not to end the year empty-handed. For once, Bajo Flores’s performance was poor and their entry into the Copa Libertadores was complicated.
Riestra’s campaign numbers are indisputable. Reaching your penultimate appointment is a success no one can imagine. Another issue is the methods used to achieve this. Tactics cannot be discussed: every coach knows the material he has and chooses how to get the most out of it. For Gustavo Benitez’s team, the ball is an indispensable element, as for some reason it has the lowest possession percentage in the tournament, the same position it holds in terms of passes.
True to his name, Malevo plays to harass the rival, to make him uncomfortable until he loses his temper; As a general rule, he stops it with shocks and mistakes without thinking In general, with some arbitration collusion. In his fortress in Bajo Flores, he also prepares the slow turf, which calls for playing aerial football, because from below there is always the risk of leaving a short touch and generating a sharp and effective counter-attack.
And opponents know this But the statistic of 27 matches without a loss in their fiefdom suggests that no one can find a way around Riestra’s approach. -Or he did not have the necessary weapons to do so. Until the 94th minute, Independiente was no exception. During a long (and very boring) period of the match, Red tried to be as aggressive in combat and as direct in attack as those in the black jersey, only succeeding in leveling the match in the most inconsequential situations.
The end of the first half surprised him without a weak shot on goal or a dangerous approach to the penalty area from Ignacio Arce. Little due to local merit, little due to inability and little imagination in overcoming the many obstacles which came in his way.
Ristra also has the virtue of patience. He realizes that at some point the team in front of him will want to play to collect passes, and he will fail in his attempt and leave the field free to counterattack. It happened to Rojo in the last five of the primary period, Rodrigo Rey was the savior covering Pedro Ramirez on the left and Anthony Alonso on the right.Actions that had to be repeated before Jonathan Herrera and Gabriel Obridor In the second half (Leonardo Godoy would drown out Herrera’s scream in that part of the remaining half in which Riestra had to upset his balance).
By then the major change had already occurred. Coming back from the locker room, the need to win prompted Gustavo Quinteros to risk bringing in a player from a team less capable of consistent contact.
came Luciano Cabral To search for imagination and gave Rojo a dose of clarity on the ball to start sneaking closer to Arce. Montiel tested the goalkeeper’s gloves from the outside for the first time, and in the second he reacted brilliantly to Matias Abaldo’s shot that deflected off Barbieri.
The third time was the charm. Cabral’s soft touch in 1994 proved Quinteros right (He’s already won in this field by taking out Velez) Montiel’s left foot made us forget the hand that Espinoza did not hold.
Independiente added its third win in a row. What happens in the closing date and the results of other games will decide whether it serves more than just removing the sad image it gave the classroom. Ristra is still on the doorstep of the Libertadores and will participate in the qualifiers. With his distant relationship with the ball, his tricks, his system, his strength, and the questionable view of the referees. It wouldn’t be fair to ask for more either.
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