UC’s failed bet

Catholic University obtained a lofty 2-2 draw against Everton on your visit to the Sausalito Stadium, after the parity against América de Cali in Colombia, for the Copa Libertadores. After a very low initial fraction, the crusaders carried out the game in the complement, with a formation closer to the usual, thus conserving part of the distance at the top of the leaderboard.

The local squad was completely superior throughout the first half. The alternative formation presented by the visitors had a lot to do with the match process. From the headlines, only Matías Dituro and Valber Huerta acted from the first minute and so many absences had a cost.

In addition, DT Ariel Holan, for much of the first half, tried a change of scheme at UC that also affected the poor performance. Of the 1-4-3-3 system habitual happened to tactical scheme 1-3-4-3 and the players never met on the court.

In any case, the domain did not allow the Viñamarino team to approach the opening of the account. He only touched the first goal of the game after a juvenile penalty Aarón Astudillo to Juan Cuevas, infraction that the striker himself executed. However, his shot crashed off the crossbar.

Aware of the limitations of the initial training, Holan opted for a radical change at halftime. The DT made the five allowed substitutions, entering Germán Lanaro, Ignacio Saavedra, César Pinares, Luciano Aued and Fernando Zampedri. The crusaders changed almost 50 percent of the team and everything seemed to improve.

In the first play after the start of the complement, the UC bet paid off. Unbelievably after the kickoff, the ball ended up at the feet of Johnny herrera from the center of the court. Zampedei pressured the goalkeeper, this attempt to clear and the ball bounced off the striker, ending within the local goal.

It gave every impression that the party was heading easily in favor of the leader of the National Championship. However, in a few seconds came a succession of errors in the visit, which I had not shown lately, and Everton unexpectedly took the lead.

At 48 minutes, caves He took advantage of the fact that the UC centrals stood in line, beat their backs and, hand in hand against Diruro, clearly defined to equalize the figures. Then again the university students failed: Carlos Solomon missed a header in defense, Maximilino Cerato also went alone towards the goal and defined over the visiting goal (51 ‘).

The comeback of the roulette table puzzled the pointer. Despite having many starters already on the field, the visit failed to generate play to approach Herrera’s goal and was dangerously exposed to counterattacks. Both Cuevas and Cerato had the possibility of scoring the third figure on their feet.

However, the game continued with unexpected fluctuations. When it seemed that Everton was closer to a new goal, in a dispute of Dylan zuñiga With Zampedri in the area, the defender accidentally touched the ball with his hand inside the area. The penalty was executed by Aued, at 71 ‘, leveling the score.

The parity gave UC more football air. At times, it approached the level that has been the trend after the resumption of the tournament and fought the game hand in hand with the local cast, Then, the process became even and both teams settled for the final 2-2.

The crusaders were left with 29 points in the lead and will now be oriented in next Tuesday’s game against Gremio por la Libertadores. A defeat in Brazil would leave them almost eliminated from the round of 16 of the contest, waiting for the last group match against Porto Alegre International, in San Carlos de Apoquindo.