The story against the Mendoza team was so even that the statistics of the first half, with two considerable arrivals per side, could serve as support for such a conclusion. The first of those actions was carried out by Marcelo Méndez’s team, with a cross delivery from David Zalazar that ended with a -barely- deflected cross definition from Rodrigo Castillo. Godoy Cruz responded with a shot from Salomón Rodríguez, who with the goal in front could not overcome the resistance of Marcos Ledesma. In the next action, Gonzalo Abrego tried with a strong cross shot from the right corner of the area that went into the corner after a deflection in the triple defense. And now at the end, Nicolás Colazo finished a mens sana attack with a low and crossed left foot shot from the left that passed a few centimeters from Franco Petroli’s post..
That parity of the first moments of the game had a brief interruption five minutes into the complement, when Tomba advanced from the left and – after a cross at ground level – Salomón Rodríguez pushed for the goal in the framework of a dirty play full of legs around the ball. Although it is true that immediately after the opening of the score, Lobo experienced moments of anxiety, he soon composed himself to go in search of the goal that would allow him to tie the game.
Around the 27th minute, Gimnasia had its clearest chance that began with a free kick taken by Zalazar that Castillo was very close to converting into a goal with a header and a subsequent shot – after the rebound conceded by Petroli – that the visiting goalkeeper cleared. to the corner. Beyond some additional attempts, that was the clearest action that the Tripero managed to develop. For his part, in that stretch of the game Godoy Cruz had practically no situations that put Ledesma’s goal in danger.
After a brief six minutes added by Sebastián Zunino at the end of regulation time, the story came to an end. El Lobo, which continues with 23 units, will have to prepare for the matches against Sarmiento for Matchday 18 of the Professional League and Boca Juniors for the Quarterfinals of the Argentine Cup.
Match summary
Gymnastics (0): 13- Marcos Ledesma; 15- Juan Pintado, 4- Leonardo Morales, 20- Yonathan Cabral, 18- Nicolás Colazo; 11- David Zalazar, 16- Augusto Max, 36- Nicolás Garayalde, 26- Valentín Rodríguez; 9- Matías Abaldo and 30- Rodrigo Castillo.
DT: Marcelo Méndez.
Godoy Cruz (1): 1- Franco Petroli; 4- Lucas Arce, 2- Pier Barrios, 23- Federico Rasmussen, 21- Elías Pereyra; 5- Bruno Leyes, 50- Juan José Pérez, 27- Santino Andino, 32- Gonzalo Abrego; 41- Facundo Altamira and 19- Salomón Rodríguez.
DT: Daniel Oldrá.
Changes: ST 00′ Matías Miranda for Garayalde and Juan Cruz Esquivel for Rodríguez (G), 18′ Fabricio Corbalán for Pintado (G), 23′ Nicolás Fernández for Pérez (GC), 28′ Franco Troyansky for Abaldo (G), 33 ′ Vicente Poggi for Leyes and Daniel Barrea for Altamira (GC), 42′ Mateo Mendoza for Andino (GC).
Goal: ST 5′ Rodríguez (GC).
Reprimanded: Cabral and Zalazar (G); Arce, Pereyra and Rasmussen (GC).
Expelled: there were none.
Referee: Sebastián Zunino.
Assistant referee 1: Iván Aliende.
Assistant referee 2: Ernesto Callegari.
Fourth referee: Ignacio Cuicchi.
VAR: Germán Delfino.
AVAR: Pablo González.
Stadium: Juan Carmelo Zerillo.
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