Sporting title-winner in Libertadores semis without playing | OneFootball

Luciano Vietto's Racing, formerly of Sporting, is in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, after eliminating Vélez Sarsfield. In this second leg, played at the Estadio Presidente Perón, the home team won 1-0, repeating the result of the first match.

With an advantage in the tie, thanks to the victory at Vélez's home, Racing dominated the entire first half, looking to score again and make the match easier. However, the scoreboard was slow to change and at half-time both teams were tied at zero.

In the second half - with Vietto on the bench as in the first match - the winning goal would eventually come in the 82nd minute, when Santiago Solari took full advantage of a pass from Gabriel Rojas and shot to score into the opponent's goal.

Luciano Vietto arrived at Alvalade in 2019, with Sporting paying 7.5 million euros as part of the transfer agreement of Gelson Martins to Atlético Madrid. The following year – with Rúben Amorim in charge – he left for Saudi Arabia, for about 3.75 million euros for 75% of the pass.

With the lion on his chest, Vietto played 40 games and scored nine goals, being part of the national champion squad in 2020/2021. This season, the 31-year-old Argentine - valued at 2 million euros - scored four goals and made two assists, in 23 games.

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