Huracán beat Banfield in a key match for permanence

For the debut in Group A of the Professional League Cup (LPF) at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó Stadium, Huracán beat Banfield 2-0 in a key match for permanence in the top category of Argentine football and climbed to 25th place in the annual table. The fight not to be relegated, in an annual table that has the last – Arsenal – in 28th just nine units from 20th place, ignites the spirits at the start of the League Cup, where every point is fundamental. In this context, Huracán, which was in the penultimate position, received Banfield, with 30 total points. With a first half in which the chances of danger were scarce, the fans of the “Globo” had to wait until the complement to be able to vent with a shout of goal. In the 28th minute, after a good individual action, Franco Alfonso launched a center that did not have good direction, but in chaotic seconds, Matías Cóccaro advanced, before the confusion between Facundo Cambeses and the defense, and scored the first after several rebounds. Coming to the end, after a center from the corner, Emiliano Insúa rose with his arms above his body and the ball bounced in his outstretched hand. From the eleven steps, Nicolás Cordero took a powerful shot to break the rival arc and sentence the game 2 to 0.Despite the bad campaign at the beginning of the year, Huracán reached with this triumph the four positive results in a row and left at the bottom of the annual table to Independiente and Colón, both with 28 points.

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