With goals from Agustín Almendra and Maravilla Martínez, La Academia won 2-0 over Guapo at the Guillermo Laza and was five behind Vélez and Huracán, the leaders.
The best of Racing’s victory against Barracas Central
With its mind set on the final of the Copa Sudamericana, Racing does not neglect the Professional League and achieved an important 2-0 victory over Barracas Central at the Guillermo Laza Stadium to remain in the fight for the title. With goals from Agustín Almendra and Adrián Martínez, La Academia took the three points and was five behind Vélez and Huracán, the leaders.
Gustavo Costas’ team, which had just defeated Instituto with substitutes, once again included the majority of the starters and had no problems against Rubén Darío Insua’s Guapo, although it only managed to open the scoring at the end of the first half: After a good recovery by Santiago Solari, Adrián Martínez touched it for Agustín Almendra, who took a powerful shot that went into the goal of Rafael Ferrario, with a weak reaction.
Almendra’s great goal that put Racing ahead against Barracas Central
At the start of the complement, the Avellaneda team regretted the injury of the author of the first goal, who had to be replaced, and then demanded an expulsion for Rodrigo Insua for a slap in the face of Maravilla that Pablo Dóvalo, referee of the match, did not sanction. and they didn’t call from the VAR either.
Lethal counter from Rojas and Maravilla pushed her for Racing’s second
After a quarter of an hour of the second half, in a free kick in attack for the local team, the visitors came out quickly with a counterattack at the feet of Gabriel Rojas, who reached the rival area, finished crosswise and, after a poor response from Ferrario , Maravilla Martínez appeared at full speed and took advantage of the rebound to stretch the lead in his favor.
The third from Racing to Barracas, canceled due to offside
Solari converted a third, canceled due to offside, and it was a final 2-0 in favor of Racing, which reached 34 points in the Professional League and was five behind Vélez, which plays on Thursday, and Huracán, the leaders. Now Independiente Rivadavia comes home to El Cilindro, which was suspended for the pyrotechnics in the return against Corinthians. For its part, Barracas Central remains last with just 16 units and will now visit River at the Monumental.
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