lanus lost his unbeaten record against racing, playing as a visitor, 2-1 and placed behind Defense and Justice, in the most outstanding match of the fifth day of the Argentine Soccer Professional Tournament. Fernando Gago’s men ended the maroon team’s streak with a shot from outside the rival area by the left winger Matías Rojas and the defender Gonzalo Piovi, while the Colombian Raúl Loaiza converted the goal for Lanús.
25 minutes into the first half, Racing, with marked possession of the ball and armed with plays, intercepted a bad pass from the opponent that the Paraguayan Rojas took advantage of to shoot the goal some 25 meters away.
Near the end of the first half, Lanús found equality thanks to Loaiza, who took advantage of a reluctant shot from a teammate to give the ball power with a right volley.
However, in the 12th minute of the second half, Piovi launched a free-kick that went through the wall and nailed the ball into the corner, impossible for the Lanús goalkeeper to reach, who dived to try to clear without success. In this way, the ‘Academy’ prevailed against the pointer, leaving with 8 points in ninth position, while Lanús was second with 12.
Victories of Barracas and Central Córdoba
Another of the matches of this day was the match between Barracas Central, which they won playing away from home 1-0, against Gimnasia and Esgrima La Plata, in a duel where VAR was the protagonist.
The two chances for Gimnasia, which were annulled, came during set pieces by the left winger Benjamín Domínguez. In the first, the ball bounced off his hand before it hit the net.
In the second, the referee marked an offside without the linesman raising the flag, however, the VAR confirmed the main decision. After two goals canceled for “Lobo” by the video assistant referee, Cristián Arce de Barracas scored the only goal of the match. This victory allowed ‘Handsome’ to climb to twelfth position with 7 points and Gimnasia fall to twenty-second place with just 4 points.
Finally, the closing of this day was for Central Córdoba 1-0 against Argentinos Juniors with a goal from the right winger Ciro Rius, after the Cordovan club exploited a counterattack to leave the ball served in front of goal.
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