Barca illusion: San Lorenzo won on the hour and puts pressure on the River pointer

San Lorenzo and Banfield are probably two of the most antagonistic teams present in the Professional League. The moon and the sun. Last night it seemed that this was neutralized in a sad and boring draw in the South until, at the last minute of discount, Perrito Barrios approved that duality: the Cyclone celebrated, hugged and approached the leader River, while Banfield left with nothing, with his people showing anger and frustration.

With Rubén Insúa as director, San Lorenzo perfected building a team that improved substantially compared to last year. He’s tough on defense and, while he doesn’t play pretty, he’s pragmatic. In this way he achieved results that took him to the second position of the tournament. And in this way he conquered the victory yesterday.

On the other hand, Banfield has been living a nightmare for several months: in addition to not having achieved an identity or points under the technical direction of Javier Sanguinetti, the ghost of direct relegation -the last one in the general table descends along with the two worst averages- begins to lurk That is why the leadership now bet on an old man known as Julio César Falcioni, who had his debut yesterday. And as he always happens with Falcioni, what he did was start with the foundations of the team. He put the toilet in the bathroom and the refrigerator in the kitchen, some old footballer would say. But it did not succeed: despite forming a robust midfield, despite the fact that it complicated and upset San Lorenzo de Insúa because they used their same recipe (friction and order), despite the fact that they dominated in the second half, they were left with nothing about the end.

San Lorenzo started well, although it faded as the minutes passed. At 11 minutes into the game, Jalil Elias got rid of his mark inside the area and smoothly defined the far post of Facundo Cambeses to make it 1-0. Everything was looking good. However, around 28, Brahian Alemán sent a great cross to the penalty spot where he found Juan Bisanz, who shot first and tied. From there, the party entered into permanent friction from which it never came out. There were some more or less clear plays, but nothing too interesting. Until at the end, when it seemed that a tie was an inevitable destination, Barrios gave a half-volley volley that made all of Boedo delirious – and excited.