No peace for river. He comfortably qualified for the second round of the Libertadores. They won the first two games of the local league by a landslide. But one night a moderate group of the Second Division crossed his path and removed him from the Argentina Cup and once again the team and Martín Demichelis are involved in an immense mystery. It’s just a piece of crap, the worst downfall of this post-Marcelo Gallardo cycle. There are no parallels between the millionaires and this Temperley who enjoys the historical impact he so courageously created.
This is one of the fairy tales that this Argentine Cup usually provides. The 90 regulation minutes ended at 1-1. River won it with a great free kick from Esequiel Barco. And Temperley tied it in the 92nd minute! with a magnificent overhead kick from Fernando Martínez in the small area, after a side kick and two headers. Then, on penalties, it was 5-4 for the southern blues.
The hero was Juan Rago, Temperley’s goalkeeper, who stopped two shots, from Barco and David Martínez. Again in these dramatic series, Franco Armani is in the spotlight, because he did not save any penalties. River’s karma was also repeated in the penalty shootout. When he reaches that moment, he always costs: he loses the last 6, fails in 9 of the last 11 and falls in 12 of the last 16.
Demichelis’ face, when his players started to miss penalties, was more than eloquent. And when the elimination was crowned, even more so. He bit his lip, walked from here to there, took a deep breath, eyes full of anger. And later he left the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza without saying a word.
The river made headlines. No one was saved. What didn’t come out of him was the game. It cost him a great deal. At one point it seemed like the game was over. And his coach’s changes and selection of pitchers fed into that view.
Temperley bailed, coerced and believed he could do harm. In fact, it posed a danger to Franco Armani’s place. He always gave the feeling that at some point he could surprise. That possibility was extinguished. And then came the magical Chilean. And then the penalties. And the feat. The river created an unexpected problem. This historical elimination is equivalent to a dagger. We need to see the depth of the wound.
Source: La Verdad
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