Arroyito was rocking, but not complete: wasteful Canalla drew 0-0 | OneFootball

Ángel Di María played in the Copa wearing Central’s shirt again after 20 years and was the driving force of a team that kept pushing the whole time. Despite playing almost the entire second half with an extra man after Sornoza’s red card, Almirón’s team lacked precision in front of goal and ended up sharing the points at the Gigante.

The Gigante de Arroyito was packed to witness Ángel Di María’s return to the Libertadores wearing the jersey he loves most. And Ángel delivered: he nutmegged defenders, nearly scored directly from a corner, and pulled all the strings, showing that his technique is as sharp as ever.

From a football standpoint, the match had a bit of everything. Early on, Independiente del Valle stood firm and could even have taken something if “Cocoliso” González hadn’t missed an unbelievable chance in front of Ledesma’s goal. But in the second half, Central came out all guns blazing. The game tipped in the home side’s favor when Junior Sornoza was shown red for swinging an arm at Ovando.

From that point on, Jorge Almirón went for broke. He sent Copetti onto the pitch to partner Alejo Véliz, and Canalla became a purely attacking side. Véliz thought he had scored, but it was ruled out for offside, and after that the ball simply wouldn’t go in. Central created chance after chance, but failed to deliver the final blow and were left frustrated after letting two points slip at home.

Now the situation leaves no choice. With Universidad Central leading the group after beating Olimpia, Canalla must go to Paraguay and get points next Wednesday. There is no margin for error if they want to make a real impact in this Copa.

Rosario Central did all the hard work, but lacked the goal. Next Wednesday against Olimpia they will have another chance to show they are ready to fight near the top.

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