It could have been a historic night for Students from Rio Cuarto. is that the Celeste del Imperio was playing one of the keys to the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup before Defense and Justice. And, after 90 even minutes, they equalized without goals. But the Halcón de Varela qualified for the quarterfinals, winning 6-5 on penalties.
The people from Buenos Aires, in the quarterfinals, will face Chaco For Ever.
The match between Estudiantes de Río Cuarto and Defense and Justice
In the first 15 minutes not much happened on the Colón field. The first was for Defensa y Justicia with a free kick by Togni that passed close to Franco Petroli’s left post, Student goalkeeper. Those in light blue tried to surprise with shots from outside with little aim.
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🕗 15′ HOW CLOSE IT HAPPENED!Gaston Togni unleashed a very good free kick but a matter of centimeters did not enter the goal.#DefenseandJustice 🟢🟡 0-0 #StudentsRC 🔵🔵pic.twitter.com/OfeajYwHUD
– Picado Party (@picadopartido) September 7, 2023
At 31, a collective play by Celeste ended up in the hands of Bolognathe Falcon’s cuidapalos after a shot by Valiente. Two minutes later the one who missed it was Santiago Ramos Mingo for the people of Buenos Aires that almost puts her in Chilean.
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🕗 33′ THE EX CULÉ HAD IT FROM CHILENA!Santiago Ramos Mingo almost scored a great goal with his back to the goal.#DefenseandJustice 🟢🟡 0-0 #StudentsRC 🔵🔵pic.twitter.com/Wuwmepl9Gs
– Picado Party (@picadopartido) September 7, 2023
Then not much happened in the first half that ended without many emotions and all the expectation passed for the second part.
In it complement seemed to be better the team from Río Cuarto. At six, Valiente threw a center that Bologna just cut when Bajamich was about to push her to the goal Defense responded, at 13, with a shot from outside Barbona that Petroli caught.
At 21, Cainelli headed in a cross from Valiente into the hands of Bologna. A few minutes later, Cainelli himself brought it down to Talpone, who finished off wide. AND, At 37, the Rio Cuartense team was left with one less player because Talpone himself was expelled.
with one more, Defense and Justice pressed again and create situations. At 41, a header from Santana almost missed Petroli, who took her over the crossbar. Before closing, Bogarín had a free kick what happened nearby and It was the last before going to the penalties that were going to define the Serie.
The penalties that qualified Defense and Justice against Estudiantes
started kicking cardona for Defense and Justice and put the 1-0 with a soft definitionto the left of Petroli. maffini was in charge of first penalty for Estudiantes and tied the actions.
Then it was the turn of Rivers that made it 2 to 1 very safely. Brave, left-handed, he put the tie stretching the definition.
Barbonaone of the most experienced of the Halcón de Varela squad, crossed the shot from the right and left the sky-blue goalkeeper without a chance. Flores scored 3 to 3 with a good definition.
Santana kicked the fourth penalty very hard, to the middle when Petroli dived to his left and things were 4 to 3. The ex Talleres Nery Leyes put things tied four on each side.
Lucas Pratto, with all his experience, secured the fifth penalty from the right forcing Estudiantes to score the last penalty of the series. Reynaga brought suspense to definition equalizing in five for each side with a hundred percent effectiveness until that moment.
Bogarín, with class, made it 6 to 5. And Castet finished off a cross, left-footed and Enrique Bologna guessed and saved the penalty for Defense and Justice to qualify to the quarterfinals where Chaco For Ever awaits him.
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WE CONTINUE IN THE TRIPLE COMPETITION 💚💛🔥
Defense and Justice 0 (6) – Student Athletic Association (Río Cuarto) 0 (5) #defensayjusticia #SomosVarela #SomosDefense pic.twitter.com/fAqxQghrJu
— PLANET DEFENSE (@PlanetaDefensa) September 7, 2023
How Estudiantes de Río Cuarto arrives at the match against Defense and Justice
The team led by Iván Delfino comes from a defeat against Güemes, in Santiago del Estero on date 32 of Zone A of the First National. They fell 1 to 0 with a goal from the former Mauro Bellone Institute.
In Copa Argentina his best performance was reaching the round of 16 in 2020 where it was eliminated by Talleres, which is the other Cordoba team that also continues in the competition. To qualify for the round of 16, they eliminated Atlético Tucumán, 3-1, and Banfield, 1-0.
How Defense and Justice arrives at the clash against Estudiantes de Río Cuarto
The Halcón de Varela arrives with high spirits after eliminating Botafogo in South American Cup and qualify for the semifinals. In the Professional League Cup, he comes from a 1-1 draw against Sarmiento in Florencio Varela.
To reach the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup, the team led by Julio Vaccari they beat Ituzaingó 3-2 and Central Español, 1-0.
Probable formations of Students of Río Cuarto and Defense and Justice
Río Cuarto students: Franco Petroli; Leonardo Flores, Santiago Zurbriggen, Gonzalo Maffini, Facundo Castet; Nahuel Cainelli, Nery Leyes, Nicolás Talpone; Francisco Romero; Mateo Bajamich, Luis Silba. DT: Ivan Delfino.
Defense and Justice: Enrique Bologna; Agustín Sant’Anna, Santiago Ramos Mingo, Tomás Cardona, Darío Cáceres; Nicolas Tripichio, Julian Lopez; Santiago Solari, David Barbona, Gaston Togni; Nicholas Fernandez. DT: Julio Vaccari.
Hour: 21.10
Stadium: Brigadier López de Santa Fe (Colón)
Referee: Nazarene Arasa
TV: TyC Sports