Ciudad Bolívar promoted on penalties against Atlético Rafaela | OneFootball

Ciudad Bolívar defeated Atlético Rafaela on penalties in the final of the Torneo Federal A and secured promotion to the Primera Nacional.

After a 0-0 draw in the 90 minutes played in San Nicolás, the Celeste won 5-4 in the penalty shootout against la Crema and will play for the first time in its history in the second division of Argentine football.

The match was officiated by Juan Nebbietti from Bahía Blanca, who had a decent performance.

In a dramatic ending, the Celeste, who changed their goalkeeper for the shootout, came out on top in a match full of emotions in which they were twice on the verge of losing. La Crema took the lead in the penalties and, twice, squandered the chance to move up a division.

Bilbao, from Pringles, saved two penalties for Atlético, but it wasn’t enough.

Former River and Olimpo player Affranchino hit the last penalty against the post, allowing Bolívar to celebrate their promotion to the second division.

Rafaela will have to play in the Revalida starting from the quarterfinals.

In that round, today, 9 de Julio de Rafaela defeated Deportivo Rincón 2-1 at the last minute, and Brown de Madryn—who eliminated Villa Mitre—beat Sportivo Belgrano 2-0 at home.

In progress: Costa Brava 0, San Martín de Formosa 1 and Atenas 0, Sarmiento de La Banda 0.

On Friday: Antoniana 0, Gimnasia de Chivilcoy 0.

Yesterday: Douglas Haig 2, Argentino de Monte Maíz 0.

Tomorrow, Kimberley-Olimpo will complete the round, starting at 3:30 p.m.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.