Racing defeated Instituto in the Avellaneda cylinder

Racing beat Instituto 2-0 today in the match they played today, at the Presidente Perón stadium, for the twentieth date of the 2024 Professional League.

In a match in which the “Academy” dominated the first half to their liking, the goals were scored by the defenders Nazarene Colomboeight minutes into the first half, and Facundo Mura25 minutes into the game.

In their first clear move, Gustavo Costas’ team would take the lead. At eight minutes, defender Nazareno Colombo recovered and accompanied his team’s attack. A cross from the winger Johan Carbonero was left on the edge of the area and the defender controlled the ball and, with a very subtle touch, made the ball make a perfect parabola and go into the far post of goalkeeper Manuel Roffo, who swam could do.

Midway through the first half, winger Agustín Urzi filtered a ball for the rise of winger Juan Manuel Elordi, who placed a low cross that could not be finished by forward Santiago Solari.

Just two minutes later, Racing extended the lead and sealed the score. After a change of front by midfielder Martín Barrios, Santiago Solari played first for the advance of full-back Facundo Mura, who came up on the inside side of the wing. The defender had complete freedom to hook, get into the area and, near the penalty spot, finish with his left foot at the near post, grabbing Roffo with the wrong leg and marking the 2-0.

“Gloria” did not have any dangerous plays until the 44th minute, when after a ball from Roffo, the hitter Damián Puebla finished from afar. The shot hit the middle but slipped past goalkeeper Facundo Cambeses, who had to retrace his steps to control the ball.

In the first dangerous play of the second half, the local team could have turned the game into a rout. Agustín Urzi assisted with a great filtered pass to Johan Carbonero, who was one-on-one with Roffo, but his centralized shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.

Diego Dabove’s team began to raise its level in the second half, but it was not enough to score a goal.

At 27 minutes, a cross from the left enabled Puebla, who anticipated and headed at the near post, but his shot was deflected into the corner by Cambeses.

The last attack of the game was for the Córdoba team. Five minutes from the end, and after a cross from the left, Jonás Acevedo played for forward Ignacio Russo, who was in the area and improvised a scissors shot. His shot came softly into Cambeses’ hands.

Thus, Costas’ team closed the week in which it had entered the final of the Copa Sudamericana in a great way, taking three points with an alternative team and being eight points behind Vélez, the championship leader. For its part, “Gloria” did not manage to get close to the qualification zone for the Sudamericana 2025 and is still four units away from it.

Synthesis:

Stadium: President Perón.

Referee: Darío Herrera.

VAR: Mauro Vigliano.

Racing: Facundo Cambeses; Facundo Mura, Nazareno Colombo, Santiago Quirós, Juan Elordi; Bruno Zuculini; Santiago Sosa, Martín Barrios; Johan Carbonero, Agustín Urzi, Santiago Solari. DT: Gustavo Costas.

Institute: Manuel Roffo; Giuliano Cerato, Gonzalo Requena, Fernando Alarcón, Jonathan Bay; Stefano Moreyra, Gastón Lodico; Jonás Acevedo, Damián Puebla, Damián Batallini; Facundo Suarez. DT: Diego Dabove.

Goals in the first half: 8m. Nazareno Colombo (R) and 25m. Facundo Mura (R).

Changes in the second half: at the beginning. Lucas Rodríguez for Jonathan Bay (I) and Miguel Brizuela for Fernando Alarcón (I); 16m. Adrián Martínez for Johan Carbonero (R) and Baltasar Rodríguez for Agustín Urzi (R); 20m. Gregorio Rodríguez for Damián Batallini (I) and Ignacio Russo for Facundo Suárez (I); 28m. Juan Nardoni for Santiago Solari (R) and Leonardo Sigali for Santiago Sosa (R); 32m. Nicolás Dubersarsky by Stefano Moreyra (I).