Platense will face River on Tuesday for a place in the semifinals of the Opening. The Orsi-Gómez team comes from giving the great Batacazo by eliminating neither more nor less than Racing in the cylinder and dreams of another in the Monumental before Marcelo Gallardo's team.
In fact, to refer to the beginning of the semesterthe first squid meeting was precisely before the millionaire. In that meeting in Vicente López It was Taborda who first turned for the premises and then Matías Rojas tied the match three minutes from the end. Thus began the championship for Platense. This time he will also face those of the doll, but on River court and for a place among the four best of the tournament.
At the time of the results, The passage of squid through the opening areas phase was irregular In that aspect, since He won six, tied five and lost five. But from the game proposal, His coaches said they have been “a regular team” and that the key was in the insistence.
Then, The first stage has already finished, the key game arrived against Racing. Platense left a candidate outside and achieved his place among the best eight. “The monster woke up,” said Taborda after the feat. The technicians highlighted the sense of belonging and the sacrifice of their team. “We dream, but always with our feet on the ground,” Gomez said last week.
Now they will face the River of Gallardo. Orsi said it is the “best team in Argentina.” In squid nobody takes away the illusion of getting pass. The duo has a magnificent history against Gallardo: they tied two and won one. Few have achieved such achievement.
The duo is good
The key will be to repeat the feat they achieved before the Academy, although with other difficulties, as the speed of the ball in the monumental, As Favio Orsi said: “You can't work even even if they give us five days. Beyond the quality and hierarchy of the players and the operation and effectiveness they have today, the adaptation to the ball speed makes their locality strong. ” To try to achieve another surprise they will go for the same formula as before Racing, since they would be the same eleven. Will they achieve the same result?
The record of Platense against River
On the contrary, the Vicente López club has a negative history against Núñez. Of the 153 times they faced, River won 96, Platense 24 and 33 games were draws.
