Racing beat Boca and are through to the final | OneFootball

Racing beat Boca 1-0 at La Bombonera and qualified for the final of the Torneo Clausura, led by Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez, who ended a drought of almost three months and 966 minutes without scoring. The striker reached 51 goals wearing the Academia jersey and stepped up once again when the Avellaneda side needed him most.

The match went back and forth, but the first half was dull, scrappy, and lacking ideas: both teams were more concerned with defending than attacking. Nardoni and Giménez had clear chances at the end of the first half, but lacked accuracy and precision.

In the second half, Boca came out with momentum, but Úbeda made a strategic mistake that proved costly: he took off Chango Zeballos, the team’s most creative and daring player, to bring on Alan Velasco. Four minutes later, Racing scored. A cross from Rojas found Maravilla Martínez, who beat Ayrton Costa in the air and netted the only goal of the match.

Gustavo Costa’s team was efficient, patient, and knew how to seize the opportunity. Boca tried, pushed, and pressed, but didn’t have the tools to break down the rival defense. Racing took the series and now awaits its opponent in the final, either Estudiantes or Gimnasia, while Úbeda will have to explain his decision in a match that could have changed with a simple move from his bench.

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