in the cylinder, race She added another magical night to the book he wrote in this cycle Gustavo Costas. With the exciting and painful details of the match, with the goal scored by Gaston Martina in the 48th minute of the second half to end the match with a score of 3-2, the team, the technical staff and the fans who filled the Presidente Peron stadium also contributed. They took revenge on River.
With a new precedent of what happened on October 2, when the millionaire eliminated the Academy of the Copa Argentina, in Rosario, the new version of the oldest classic of Argentine football. It had multiple special connotations and tensions between some of the heroes. The duel also means a comeback Maximiliano Salas To Albiceleste’s house, where he went from being much loved to being disavowed. Two other former Racing fans also came out with the Corrientes team to warm up: Marcos Acuña and Juan Fernando Quintero.
“Porumbombon, Porompompon/ He who does not jump is a traitor!” The race crowd cheered at 6:32 p.m., when the visiting team took to the turf for pre-competition stunts. In conjunction with that trend, the team that jumped onto the field was Costas, whose squad had a thunderous soundtrack. Applause for Santiago Sosa.
The former River played with A.J Special mask To put him under protection after undergoing surgery on a fracture of the right hamstring, as a result of the elbow that Marcos Rojo hit him with against Flamengo, in the Copa Libertadores. The free-spirited midfielder, who will shine after a while to confirm his irreplaceable statusHe underwent surgery on October 27, and returned earlier than expected (his injury occurred on the 22nd of last month), and the fans rewarded him with a repeat. “Ole, ole, ole, ole, sosaaa, sosaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”.
But immediately after his voice broke for the first time as a sign of admiration and gratitude for the commitment of one of the team’s leaders, Racing fans once again focused on the former players now wearing the red band. “Acuña, son of a whore…/The whore…who gave birth to you,” This was the verdict of more than 50,000 fans who choked on a gesture from Neuquén: in the Argentine Cup, when River had already won 1-0, the world champion played mini-games with the ball on his head meters from the academy podium.
“We will kill all traitors” One of the other songs heard from all four sides of the record was also an accompaniment before the duel began Constant tension will be maintained With guests who were not welcomed. Salas and Acuña’s disapproval intensified again when the stadium sound gave the lineups for the duel that will start at 7:15 p.m.
Five minutes before kick-off, Marcelo Gallardo also received insults as he approached the bench. One of the battles that had remained dormant from the Argentine Cup crossing also emerged: Neither Gustavo Costas nor Millonario’s coach threatened to approach the opposing relay sector to greet each other. They did not shake hands or even greet each other from a distance. Gonzalo, one of Costas’ sons and Racing’s field assistant, encountered the dummy in Rosario.
Those who exchanged greetings with the Racing players were Salas and Juanfer Quintero: the former went to the local bench area, while the Colombian – who started as a substitute – received several former teammates in hugs. When Quintero left Racing, after winning the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, the management that Diego Milito had just taken over agreed to release the first batch as long as it did not reach River.
After one semester, With Juanfer back in Núñez, there was unease from the academic leadership. With Salas’ departure in the winter transfer window, and with the controversy it has sparked even among the boards of both clubs, the possibility of the former champion’s players with Racing gaining some sort of recognition has been ruled out. The same applies to Acuña, mainly after that gesture that shattered any kind of possibility of imagining the future in Avellaneda.
In the match, Every intervention from Acuña and Salas was accompanied by whistles and boos. The character of the “traitor” appeared again in the cheers of the race fans, who went through emotional fluctuations during the 90 minutes. The euphoria unleashed by the early goal Santiago Solari The matter turned into confusion and was affected by the two goals that River scored within two minutes in the second half.
Quintero, who replaced Salas ten minutes after the start of the second stage, scored the temporary goal 2-1, drawing whistles from the crowd. Juanfar did not shout the goal, but his interventions continued under a curtain of whistles.
But the night will be a dream again. adrian fernandez, Who once again entered the academy very well, managed a 2-2 scoreline that ended with a goal against Martinez Quarta and revitalized Costas’ side. With the same momentum that the coach transmits from the outside, Racing went with their heart on their sleeve and won it on the hour mark with a goal by Gaston Martina.
A year and a day after Racing won the Copa Sudamericana, with the Uruguayan scoring the makeshift 1-0 goal (it was a 3-1 win over Cruzeiro), Martina was a starter because Facundo Moura came off at the last minute with a cramp. Despite having a moment at a lower level than he knew how to appear, the Uruguayan attacked until he pushed the ball over the goal line and fired the ball over the goal line. The 3-2 conversion that unleashed the relief of all races. It was a night full of emotions. And with an air of revenge. Team Costas eliminated the Gallardo, keep going and dream for more.