Derby tormentor, Lucho Acosta ‘checks in’ and wins it for Fluminense | OneFootball

Argentine comes off the bench in the second half, scores the winner against Vasco at the Maracanã, and maintains his decisive record against Rio’s main rivals

The goal that secured Fluminense’s 1-0 victory over Vasco this Saturday at the Maracanã bore Lucho Acosta’s signature. The Argentine midfielder came on in the 15th minute of the second half in place of Ganso and needed just three minutes on the pitch to find the net. The feat ended a personal drought in goal contributions that had lasted since May, when he was involved in a goal against Bolívar in the Libertadores group stage.

Out of form at the club and with performances below expectations, the number 32 had already lost his place in the team under Zubeldía. Since coach Marcão arrived, the midfielder has featured in every match, although he has been used off the bench.

Besides ending his goal drought, Acosta reinforced his status as a tormentor of Rio’s rivals. In last year’s Brazilian Championship, the Argentine had already been crucial by scoring a beautiful goal in the 2-1 win over Flamengo.

This season, in the third round of the Brasileirão, Lucho was decisive again by finding the net in the 1-0 victory over Botafogo, in a match in which Fluminense played with one man less for much of the second half. With the goal against Vasco, the midfielder definitively checked in by completing the list of goals scored against Rio de Janeiro’s three biggest rivals.

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