Hurricane suffered despite Gil’s goal and Platense advanced at the 16th final

There was no place for surprises on Wednesday of the Argentine Cup, The tournament that season after season adds some historical batacazos, those triumphs of promotion teams against those competing in the first division of Argentine football. This year, for example, hikers became the pleasure of eliminating Godoy Cruz. It was not the case of Platense y Hurricanewhich exceeded their respective 32VO duels. Finally, although for them they had to know how to suffer.

Although he assumed favoritism and dominated the actions during much of the meeting, Platense had to wait in the second half to open the score. It was through Augusto Lotti, of counterattack. Former Atlético Tucumán received a pass from Ronaldo Martínez, escaped in speed, eluded goalkeeper Alejo Tello and defined with the empty arch. They were two minutes of the second half. Then, at 35 ‘he settled it Vicente Taborda. The former Boca captured a rebound inside the area after a run from Guido Mainero and a subsequent intervention by Ronaldo Martínez and took out a weak shot that also managed to beat Tello.

“We took this game with the seriousness it deserved. In the second half we were more intense, we were able to find the rapid goal and that gave us another peace of mind to end up playing as we like it “Sumuated Lotti, the figure. Your team will face in 16ths. Finally to the winner of the duel between Independiente Rivadavia and students of Caseros.

Then, at the Julio Humberto Grondona stadium, Arsenal de Sarandí court was the turn for Hurricaneone of the animators of group A of the Opening Tournament. He came from a great victory against Racing in the Avellaneda El Globo cylinder and to win a previously to Unión, San Lorenzo in the Classic and Vélez. Now he added his Fifth Victoria in Row By imposing 2-1 to San Martín de Formosa and advances in the Argentine Cup, a tournament that saw him champion in 2014.

That said: Like Platense, it didn’t have an easy hurricane either. Matías Vicedo, team midfielder that militates in Federal A, marked 1-1 at the end of the first half after the initial goal of the Colo Leonardo Gil -Of free kick- and put suspense to the definition. However, the Formoseño team failed to sustain the pace in the complement and ended up losing it with the goal of Eric Ramírez 24 minutes from the final stage.

“We made a less intelligent game we had been doing. I think it is because many players were not playing. They had to be calm. It was a nice challenge,” Gil explained. “We are confident. We give importance (to the Argentine Cup) because it puts you in an international cup, which is the goal,” he added later. Hurricane waiting for Madryn Institute or Sports In the following instance.