Defense and Justice defeated by 2 to 0 Saint Lawrence as a visitor, in the match corresponding to the thirteenth date of the Professional League Cupplayed tonight, and is securing a place in the quarterfinals of the competition.
Ezequiel Cannavo and Nicolás Fernández from a penalty kick were the authors of the goals for Varela’s team, 2 and 5 minutes into the second half, respectively.
With this result, Defensa climbed to third position with 23 points, three points behind the leader Godoy Cruz, while San Lorenzo was already out of chances.
In an entertaining first half, San Lorenzo warned first, with a free kick from Iván Tapia that hit the barrier, Eric Remedi took the second attempt and demanded the rival goalkeeper, who sent the ball over the crossbar.
A minute later, the local team came back with Iván Tapia with a strong shot that was close to breaking the deadlock.
But Defensa came out with everything in the second half and in a few minutes ended the story. Within minutes, Alexis Soto finished from outside the area and after a weak reaction from Gastón Gómez that left the ball on a plate to Ezequiel Cannavo to make it 1-0.
Then, Gómez knocked down Nicolás Palavecino and the judge declared a penalty, the person in charge of sealing the 2 to 0 was Nicolas “Uvita” Fernández.
Although there was half an hour left and he could still aspire to something, San Lorenzo faltered and ended up involved in his own confusion due to the apathy of his audience.
