racing beat him today 2 to 0 as a visitor to Central Barracks for the twenty-first date of the Professional League and was five units behind Vélez and Huracán, the championship leaders.
With the goals from Agustín Almendra at 41 minutes of the first half and Adrián Martínez, at 19 minutes into the second, Racing took the victory at the Deportivo Riestra stadium and also wants to stay in the fight for the local championship while preparing for face the final of the Copa Sudamericana against Cruzeiro.
The team led by Gustavo Costas reached 34 points in the table and placed third, behind Vélez and Huracán, both with 39 points, but the Liniers team still has to play its match against Tigre.
In the general table, the Avellaneda team came second, with 58 units, one above River, Godoy Cruz and Talleres de Córdoba, and is qualifying for the Copa Libertadores.
Despite the previous differences, the match was very even for both sides, with interventions in the area by both Racing and Barracas Central, and with more work from the two goalkeepers to avoid breaking the score.
Little by little, Racing established itself on the field of play and closed the local team in its own field to keep the pace until it was able to crown it with a great goal: Adrián Martínez gave the ball to Almendra, who defined it with a right foot to the far post from away for 1 to 0.
For the second stage, Racing came out with everything, with the dominance with which it ended the first stage, and with an advance towards the rival field with many players, “Maravilla” Martínez pushed the ball towards the back of the goal after a center back by Maximiliano Salas for 2 to 0.
Racing remained firm for the rest of the game, with careful defensive work, although the rival also had no clear ideas to break the lock at the back to try to score a goal. At the end he gave the ball to Barracas and was tied to the visiting team’s 2-0 lead.
Summary Barracas Central vs Racing for the Professional League
Source: Ambito
