He broke the streak. Rosario Central achieved its first victory of the year and the first since becoming champion in December. The team led by Miguel Ángel Russo won 1-0 against Independent Rivadavia de Mendozain the match played in San Nicolás, at the start of the fourth date of the League Cupdue to repairs at the Gigante de Arroyito.
Cervera scored the winning goal for Central against Independiente Rivadavia. Photobaires
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The Scoundrel, who became champion of the 2023 League Cup, winning a First Division championship after 35 years, sought to lift this season, always with Russo as coach. In the duel refereed by Pablo Dóvalo, he improved in the second half and achieved his first victory since the aforementioned title.
The Rosario team, which thinks about CONMEBOL Libertadores, had a poor start in San Nicolás. Seven minutes into the second half, joy came for the rogue fans. Maximiliano Lovera made a great play on the left, he kicked hard at the near post and the rival goalkeeper prevented the goal. Leandro Campaz and Víctor Malcorra came together to save the goalkeeper, who threw a low, low cross so that Ariel Cervera entered just to push it and open the scoring.
He let go after the goal and improved. Finally, Central had its expected joy. El Canalla had gone 11 games without losing, since they won the classic against Newell’s until the final of the League Cup against Platense, adding a victory to River and another on penalties after a draw. But after the aforementioned final he had four duels without winning and only two goals in favor, since the Champions Trophy that he lost with River and the three in the current League Cup, when he had just lost 4-1 against Talleres, In cordoba.
Outside its stadium, but as a local, Central thus added its first victory of the year, after two draws and the hard fall against Talleres. For its part, Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza had six points out of nine, with victories over Gimnasia La Plata and Huracán, but although it shined at times this Thursday, it was left empty-handed.
The winner suffered the same at certain moments. In fact, despite the improvement in the game after the goal scored, it should have appeared Jorge Invoice Broun with his experience to save the fence of the Rosario Academy three times. And he had already intervened very well when his team needed him, much less in the first half.
Finally, Central returned to victory, to the joy and relief of its fans. Still, they had to suffer until the referee’s final whistle. Now to celebrate and prepare because the fifth date is coming, Tuesday the 13th, the visit to Independiente in Avellaneda.