The Academy defeated The Squid as a visitor

The Academy defeated The Squid as a visitor in a match held for the 20th round of Argentina - Professional League 2022. The visiting team scored the only goal of the match at the 14th minute of the second half, through Maximiliano Romero. After an individual play on the right, the forward shot from the penalty area surprising the rival goalkeeper, who could do nothing.

The standout player of the match was Maximiliano Romero. The Racing Club forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal and completing 16 successful passes.

Emiliano Insúa was also relevant. The Racing Club defender was important by winning 3 balls and clearing 2 balls out of the danger area.

At the 15th minute of the first half, defender Nicolás Morgantini thrilled the crowd with a nutmeg on a midfielder.

It was a frictional match, with many interruptions and fouls. There were many yellow cards: Ignacio Schor, Ramiro González, Haibrany Ruiz Díaz, Jonatan Gómez, Carlos Villalba, Eugenio Mena, Jorge Benítez. Eugenio Mena was sent off with a second yellow card (46', 2nd half), Carlo Lattanzio was shown a straight red card (-45', 2nd half), and Gabriel Arias was shown a straight red card (-45', 2nd half).

Platense coach, Omar De Felippe, deployed a starting eleven with a 5-3-2 formation, with Marcos Ledesma in goal; Nicolás Morgantini, Ramiro González, Haibrany Ruiz Díaz, Juan José Infante, and Ayrton Costa in the defensive line; Carlos Villalba, Iván Gómez, and Vicente Taborda in the midfield; and Ignacio Schor and Jorge Benítez in the attack.

On the other hand, the players chosen by Fernando Gago took the field with a 4-3-3 formation, with Gabriel Arias in goal; Facundo Mura, Leonardo Sigali, Emiliano Insúa, and Eugenio Mena in defense; Emiliano Vecchio, Aníbal Moreno, and Jonatan Gómez in midfield; and Gabriel Hauche, Enzo Copetti, and Maximiliano Romero in the forward line.

The chosen referee to officiate the match at Ciudad de Vicente López stadium was Facundo Tello Figueroa.

For the next round, The Squid will play as a visitor against Rosario Central, and The Academy will host Unión.

With this result, the host team accumulates 29 points throughout the tournament and occupies the ninth position. On the other hand, the visiting team has 34 points and is in fourth place.