A clásico winner: Gabriel Ávalos goal gives Independiente victory | OneFootball

Gabriel Ávalos, the top scorer in the Apertura Tournament, broke the deadlock in the clásico between Independiente and Racing with a true center-forward’s finish.

Gustavo Quinteros’ team, which had already shown some signs on a few occasions, stretched the play from left to right through Malcorra, Zabala, and Pérez Curci, a youngster who made a strong impact off the bench, and combined with Montiel.

And the right winger, with space, took on his marker and delivered a superb low cross for Ávalos to arrive, as he beat both center-backs and got past Cambeses.

The 35-year-old striker, who recently returned to the Paraguay national team (he played 70 minutes on Tuesday against Morocco), now has 8 goals and 3 assists in 12 matches in the Apertura, cementing his place as the top scorer.

And on this occasion, he won the “battle of the number nines” against Maravilla Martínez, who had a penalty and several chances but could not score.

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