Eric Meza assists as Estudiantes beat Platense late in reserves clash | OneFootball

Estudiantes beat Platense 2-1 at the Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium on matchday nine of the Torneo Clausura.

Both teams came into this afternoon’s match with their minds on the Copa Libertadores: Platense will look to overturn a 0-2 deficit against Fluminense in Vicente López on Tuesday, while Estudiantes will visit Corinthians in São Paulo next Wednesday after a 1-1 draw in La Plata.

The home side decided to field almost an entirely backup lineup, with the exception of Santiago Núñez, one of its standout players, and it suffered for it. Platense outplayed them in the first half even though Adolfo Gaich opened the scoring after a cross from Cetré.

Five minutes later, Guido Mainero took advantage of a string of mistakes and made it 1-1, a fair scoreline through to halftime.

In the second half, Leandro González Pírez, Joaquín Correa, Guido Carrillo, and Alexis Castro came on and the Red-and-Whites looked transformed: Eric Meza twice, Joaquín Tobio Burgos, and Gabriel Neves all missed chances that could have put them ahead.

In the final play, the former Colón right back brought it down for Carrillo, who smashed home a fierce right-footed shot to make it 2-1 and spark delirium at UNO ahead of the continental clash.

The two sides will meet again on Thursday, October 1 in the quarterfinals of the Copa Argentina.

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