Pass Racing club To the quarter-finals of Final tournament It was defined on an emotional night at the Estadio Presidente Perón, where he captained the team Gustavo Costas Won 3-2 River Plate The outcome remained uncertain until the last minute. The decisive goal came in stoppage time after a clear error by Matias Galarza Fonda, thus ensuring the academy’s qualification and leaving the team without a response. Marcelo Gallardo.
This result did not just destroy the team he led bravebut also left the river depending on who boca juniors, Argentinos Juniors also Lanus Heroes are dedicated to being able to reach Copa Libertadores 2026.
The clock showed that 48 minutes of the second stage had already passed, and the scoreboard indicated a 2-2 draw between the two teams, when the Avellaneda team scored the final goal, after great work. Gaston Martina.
River was able to turn the score around after losing three minutes into the match, but Racing equalized the score after a goal against Lucas Martinez Quarta. From that moment on, the team led by Gustavo Costas had the initiative to advance in the classification before the end of the regular 90 minutes and avoid extra time.
Before the academy achieved a draw, Gallardo decided to send Juan Portillo and Galarza Fonda to the field instead of the exhausted Enzo Perez and Ignacio Fernandez, to revive the midfield area and control the host team’s attacks, but the team showed signs of fatigue and wasted key opportunities.
One of the clearest of those goals came in the 40th minute, when Ian Supiabury, after receiving a one-on-one cross, thwarted an unbeatable chance. Racing was also close to deciding the match before the end, when Maravilla Martinez crossed the ball after a pass from Santiago SosaIt almost reached the classification goal.
However, it was Racing who maintained control of the match. When everything seemed to be heading towards extra time, a cross from Toto Fernandes was rejected by Lautaro Rivero. There the ball was left to Galarza Fonda, who, instead of initially rejecting it, wanted to control it from the chest with some indifference. That was the moment when Martina took advantage of the Paraguayan midfielder’s conceptual error and took the ball away from him.
The ball was left to Maravilla Martinez who was in first position and called on Rivero to block the shot. However, the ball remained inside the area and the Racing full-back headed in again, which was blocked by Franco Armani, but the rebound was once again at the mercy of the local attackers. Martina beat Martinez first and scored the goal to unleash the entire Cilindro de Avellaneda madness.
“This is football. You have an amazing year and it is difficult. With little or much, playing well or badly, we always have one player left. This is what Gustavo (Costas) conveys, a lot of commitment and heart, they can criticize us because we play little or well, but we always have something,” expressed Martyrina after the match.
With this result, Racing club Among the best eight in the tournament, while River Plate She awaits further results to keep her international aspirations alive, in a semester that will be forgotten.