Unbelievable! Maravilla Martínez had Racing’s winner, but wouldn’t shoot | OneFootball

Maravilla Martínez could have scored the goal that would have saved Racing from elimination against Caracas, but he took too long to set himself and didn’t manage to finish.

Racing were eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana after drawing 2-2 with Caracas this Thursday on matchday 5 of the group stage. Gustavo Costas’s team had everything in place to claim a win that would have kept their hopes alive, including a golden chance near the end that Adrián Martínez wasted.

In the 80th minute, just a few minutes after the visitors had equalized following an unbelievable blunder by Matías Tagliamonte, a ball fell to Maravilla’s feet in the six-yard box after a great setup from Gastón Martirena, leaving him alone in front of an empty net, since the goalkeeper and the opposing defense had followed Tomás Conechny, who let it run through.

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The entire Academia was already getting ready to celebrate the 3-2, but the top scorer of the Costas era didn’t dare shoot with his right foot, and in trying to set himself up to finish with his left, his stronger foot, he was closed down by Christian Larotonda, who blocked the shot.

That missed chance ended up being devastating, as it not only cost Racing the win, but also an early exit from a Sudamericana in which they had hoped to be contenders for the title. A major blunder by Maravilla Martínez, hard to understand from a striker as ruthless as him.

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