Bryan Reyna missed an incredible scoring chance in Belgrano vs Platense for the 2024 Argentine League Cup

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Belgrano faced Plantense for date 5 of the 2024 Argentine League Cup

Bryan Reyna started Belgrano’s visit to Platense at the Ciudad de Vicente López stadium for the sixth round of the Argentine League Cup. The Peruvian forward had an unbeatable opportunity to score his first goal with the ‘pirate’.

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At 51 minutes, the Inca attacker received a great pass between the lines from his teammate Ulises Sánchez, leaving him one-on-one with goalkeeper Juan Pablo Cozzani, who came out quickly to save his shot. Without an angle, the former Alianza Lima player did not dare to finish and gave a pass to the side, without realizing that he did not have teammates near him. The only player who followed the play was number nine, Lucas Passerini, although the rival center back Gastón Suso was able to arrive much faster and clear the ball to the side.

It should be noted that, until that moment, the Córdoba team had been winning 1-0 with both Passerini himself, although the former Cantolao was not having his best performance. Things would not take long to get complicated, because just 5 minutes later, at 56′, the scorer of the goal was sent off for a double yellow, leaving his team with ten men for the last half hour of the game.

Bryan Reyna has played four games with Belgrano de Córdoba.

Given the loss of his offensive reference, coach Guillermo Farré placed the man raised in Callao as a center forward. Despite it not being his natural position, he tried to cause danger, although it was evident that away from the band, his ability to balance was diminished. For this reason, his coach chose to change him at 70 minutes to bring on Alejandro Rébola, a center back to hold the zero in his goal.

With one man less, Belgrano could not sustain the result and in the 88th minute the Paraguayan Ronaldo Martínez declared equality. With this result, the ‘pirate’ continues without knowing the victory so far in the Argentine League Cup, because, in the first six rounds, they have accumulated four defeats and two draws, which place them in 12th place. place in Group B with only two points. Their next match will be on Monday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m. Peruvian time, when they receive Sarmiento de Junín at the Julio César Villagra stadium.

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It is worth mentioning that Peruvian Juan Pablo Goicochea plays in Platense, who also comes from Alianza Lima and was officially presented last Tuesday the 13th. Due to the short time he has been in the ‘squid’, his coach Sebastián Grazzini chose not to include him even in the substitute bench.

Bryan Reyna arrived in Belgrano from Alianza Lima in exchange for an approximate figure of 645 thousand dollars according to the Transfermarkt portal. So far he has played four games and has not been able to achieve any victory.

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The 25-year-old winger made his debut on February 5 in the 1-0 loss against Newell’s Old Boys, coming on in the 63rd minute. Only two days later he had his first opportunity to start as a starter, in the 2-1 loss against Club Atlético Miter for the Argentine Cup. In that match he stood out with great individual plays and assisting Juan Barinaga with a great cross for the added goal.

The former Alianza Lima midfielder scored a great ball for Belgrano’s discount. (Video: TyC Sports)

Due to this good performance, he was once again in the game against Godoy Cruz for the Argentine League Cup, although he could not prevent the Córdoban team from leaving empty-handed due to a 1-0 loss. Finally came this duel with Platense, in which the losing streak ended, but with a 1-1 draw, extending the streak of games without winning.