A provoked expulsion and the decisive 2-1 in full stoppage time for the Italy centre-forward who broke a three-match drought in the league
Good news for Roberto Mancini. Mateo Retegui scored again, confirming his skills as a penalty area opportunist. This time he allowed the Tiger to overcome Lanus (2-1) with a close left footed shot in the 9th minute of stoppage time of the Superliga internal match against Lanùs.
In short, after the two centers signed with the blue shirt in the first two games (the useless one with England and the one that unlocked the challenge in the victorious away game in Malta), Mateo from San Fernando, 23, found his way to goal even in Argentina.
SHORT FASTING
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Yes, because Italy’s new center forward had been fasting for just over a month at home. On 25 February, in fact, he had signed the brace of the Tigre in the away match on the Belgrano field (0-2). And, before that, he had signed four more goals in the previous matches: two on the Estudiantes field (1-2), one at home at Rosario Central (2-2) and one on the Racing field (2-2), before to remain fasting in the internal stop with River Plate (0-1). The brace against Belgrano was instead followed by fasting internally against Argentinos Juniors (0-1), and externally against Central Còrdoba (2-0) and Arsenal Sarandì (2-0).
DECISIVE
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Fasting interrupted in the match held in the Italian night against Lanùs in which the Tiger found success and Retegui broke his personal fast. Not only that, in the first half, at 0-0, it “caused” Cristian Lema to be sent off after 16′. Alexis Castro’s lead followed, Lanùs equalized midway through the second half with Leandro Nicolas Diaz and Lautaro Montoya’s red card, which brought the teams back to playing ten against ten. The 1-1 draw lasted until the 99th minute, when Retegui took advantage of a lucky rebound in the area, dribbled past his direct opponent with his right foot and unloaded the ball into the net to make it 2-1 with his left foot. With consequent explosion of joy of the Estadio José Dellagiovanna. In addition to Mancini.
April 2 – 12.45pm
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