Racing He beat him this afternoon by 2 to 1 Mouthas a local team, within the framework of the fourteenth date of the Professional League of Football 2024 and was six points behind the leader Vélez.
In the match played at the Presidente Perón stadium in Avellaneda, Milton Giménez opened the scoring for the ‘Xeneize’ after 17 minutes of play and Juan Nardoni tied the score for the ‘Academia’ after 20. In the second half, Colombian Roger Martínez scored the final 2-1.
With this result, Racing is now six points behind ‘Fortín’. On matchday 15, they will visit Talleres de Córdoba on Sunday at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium.
For its part, Boca lost a good opportunity to get closer to Vélez, and for the fifteenth round of the Professional Football League it will receive River next Saturday.
In the first quarter of the game, the ‘Academia’ went out in search of the match with a high level of intensity but without creating much work for Boca’s goalkeeper, Sergio Romero. On the other hand, Boca decided to wait for Racing’s advances, interrupt them and counterattack towards Facundo Cambeses’ goal.
It was on a counterattack that the ‘Xeneize’ opened the scoring with a goal from Milton Giménez in the 17th minute. After a pass from the right by Juan Barinaga, the ball fell to the Uruguayan Miguel Merentiel who cut inside on a tile and made an exquisite pass between the lines for the former Banfield forward who got past the Cambeses goalkeeper and scored the 1-0.
However, Racing quickly recovered from the blow dealt by Boca and, after 20 minutes, tied the match with a goal from Juan Nardoni. In a goal kick, goalkeeper Romero made the risky decision to play short to the middle and the former Unión de Santa Fe midfielder anticipated Guillermo Pol Fernández to go alone and finish crosswise, making it 1-1.
In the second half, perhaps due to the effort required in the first half due to the intense pace, friction took over the match and both teams were imprecise in their attacks, which did not intimidate.
At 36 minutes, Racing managed to turn the match around with a goal from Colombian Roger Martínez. After a great free kick from the left by Colombian Juan Fernando Quintero, the ball fell to the penalty spot where his compatriot anticipated Romero’s poor exit and scored the 2-1.
Racing vs Boca summary for the Professional League
Source: Ambito
