Mosquitoes invade La Plata and Estudiantes, the Ramiro Macagno area.
He flies over the goal, but Newell's goalkeeper has a repellent for every attack.
They sting, but the people of La Plata don't sting, contrary to that nickname that has accompanied them since the sixties.
Until Mauro Méndez finds the formula for the goal.
And Eduardo Domínguez's team unlocks the match, just before the duel with Gimnasia, and fumigates the Rosario resistance, who will not only regret the result;
Also, the expulsion of Ever Banega, his great figure and captain.
Intense. Hot. Controversial.
Estudiantes and Newell's starred in a first half that was marked by a back-and-forth that did not have many goal situations, but found an appeal due to the dynamic that one and one gave it.
With two plays that warranted the VAR review, but with a different resolution from the referee.
First, Banega went to dispute a ball with Santiago Ascacibar and hit the La Plata midfielder's knee.
For Leandro Rey Hilfer, the application of yellow was enough.
However, he received a call from Silvio Trucco and reviewed the play through the monitor.
Then, he changed his preliminary decision and showed the red one to the Rosario reference.
Since the intention is not judged, the sanction was correct.
⚽ Tiago Palacios finished off and Mauro Méndez deflected it just to break the score against Newell's.
Up with the Pincha!
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— Students of La Plata (@EdelpOficial) February 20, 2024
After a while,
there was another controversial play.
José Sosa cut with a back kick that knocked down Gustavo Velázquez.
In this case, the Prince went directly to cut, a tactical foul.
He did it vehemently.
Rey Hilfer also deserved the warning.
Trucco again summoned the head judge, but this time, he maintained the judgment.
From that moment on, the game went haywire.
With one man less, Newell's tried to make up for the absence of its football leader with more vertigo than clarity.
Even so, Brian Aguirre was able to score the first with a shot that missed inches from the crossbar.
Eduardo Domínguez did not waste time.
When the clock had crossed the half-hour border, he made two changes.
He took out Fernando Zuqui and Francisco Zapiola and sent Mauro Méndez and Edwin Cetré to the field.
Then, he was more aggressive, trying to make clear his numerical superiority.
The clearest was, precisely, in the Colombian's head.
After a great cross from Sosa, he headed into the grass and found a magnificent response from Ramiro Macagno.
The goalkeeper was lining up against a wall during the second half with three other sensational saves.
A shot from Altamirano, a one-on-one with Méndez, a shot from Sosa after a wall with the Chilean.
All local attempts died in the gloves of the visiting goalkeeper.
⏱️ Huge run and Correa's clearance for Mauro Méndez's second and Estudiantes' second
⚽ Estudiantes 2 - 0 Newell's pic.twitter.com/8k5eThk5eR
— Students of La Plata (@EdelpOficial) February 20, 2024
Until Estudiantes found the carom goal.
Two of those admitted, Eric Meza and Tiago Palacios, got together, the Uruguayan shook from medium distance, his compatriot Méndez corrected the direction and Macagno had nothing to do.
Just an instant after a shot by Guillermo May hit the crossbar, Estudiantes gained the advantage and Newell's, who had fought for it, was given away.
In the end, on the counterattack, Ascacibar enabled Correa, the Córdoba player assisted Méndez, the center forward
signed the double
and the victory for Estudiantes, who climbed into Zone B.