Talleres will next face the winner of the key between Boca and Almirante Brown.
When the first half ended and it seemed that both teams were leading 0 to 0 at halftime, Girotti, after a corner kick, and hit a tremendous header against the left post of goalkeeper “Sabalero” Tomás Giménez Behr to decree 1 to 0.
When injury time was played, the Santa Fe team was expelled Javier Toledoat 50 minutes, and Christian Bernardiat 53, both in the complement.
Embed – Goal by Federico Girotti. Workshops 1 – Colon 0. 16th Final. Twelfth edition.
The match was suspended for a few minutes when the first stage began due to incidents in the “Sabalero” stands, whose fans did not want to leave the fence.
The differences in category were not noticeable on the field, since Colón until last season played in the highest category of Argentine soccer and had to be relegated to Primera Nacional, after the 1-0 defeat in a tiebreaker with Gimnasia y Esgrima ( La Plata).
Ribonetto spoke about the Talleres match against River for the Copa Libertadores
The coach of Talleres de Córdoba, Walter Ribonetto, He regretted that the match against River in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores will not be played immediatelysince they will have to wait for the break for the Copa América and, the responsibility passed to the Núñez team.
“It’s 180 minutes and they know that we can compete as equals. I would have liked to face River at this moment”assured the coach about the match against Martín Demichelis’ team for the international competition.
The matches for the round of 16 will be played on August 14 and 21. The key will begin at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium, while the definition will be at the Monumental, a scenario that the Núñez family find positive with a high percentage of won games (88%).
The good and bad news is that until the transfer date arrives, the transfer market will be active and Talleres could lose Ramón Sosa, one of its figures. However, this would not be a problem for Ribonetto: “It may happen that many squads may be different. We are also going to strengthen ourselves”.
Regarding the draw, the coach revealed how he experienced the moment he met his rival: “I took it with great responsibility, respect for River. “All those who are in the round of 16 are important, competitive, they have hierarchy and we have it too.”
“I think we know each other a lot. We are going to prepare with great enthusiasm to advance to the quarterfinals. There are two games and they know that we can compete as equals”revealed the coach.
Finally, Ribonetto He passed the pressure on to Demichelis’ team: “The responsibility lies with River, as an important team. We will face it like every competition, with the hope of moving to the quarterfinals.”
