The “Academy”, in the first tie under the leadership of Fernando Gago out of nine played, he took the initiative in a Cilindro de Avellaneda waiting for the official return of football and the presence of Cardona.
But the former Boca Juniors had a weak game. He looked imprecise in the first half and in the second half he was absent from the game. His pale performance affected the functioning of the team, which managed to generate danger with a cross shot from Leonel Miranda and another of the aforementioned Strap.
Gymnastics waited in his field with the also Colombian Johan Carbonero as the main weapon of attack. His speed worried the last line of Racing.
The most important situations of the “Wolf” were always at the feet of Charcoal. In the first half he was assisted by brahian germanbut he lacked finesse before the desperate exit of the goalkeeper Gaston Gomez. And at the close of the game, “Chila” denied him the goal in the heads-up with a great save.
Racing He had his most concrete opportunity to open the scoring at his best moment. The Chilean Eugene Mena (replaced later due to injury) overwhelmed Francisco Geromettawho committed an offense in the area for a penalty as clear as the Avellaneda sky.
strap took the ball, cardona moved away from the place, and its definition was inefficient, with the merit of King having guessed the tip. “I knew him because we played together in Godoy Cruz,” the Gimnasia goalkeeper later warned.
On the closing of the first stage, Racing had two more chances with Sigali and Correa.
Racing felt the blow from the missed penalty, and the scant inspiration of Cardona and Matias Rojas conspired to create game. In addition, the second half was marked by repeated infractions and several yellow cards.
red, before being replaced by Fabricio Dominguezwas close to the goal with a shot that went very close to the first post of the goal of King.
The end of the game, with the remembered save from Gomez in view of Chickadee very fresh, left a disappointment in the fans of Racing who watch their coach out of the corner of their eyes. Under Gago’s cycle, “La Academia” achieved three wins, one draw and accumulated five losses.
Some whistles that came down from the stands showed the dissatisfaction with a team that lacked game and clarity, added fight, but missed their best chance with the penalty Strap.
On the next date, Racing will visit Defense and Justice, while Gimnasia will be local against San Lorenzo. Both matches will be played on Thursday, February 17.
-Synthesis-
Racing: Gaston Gomez; Facundo Mura, Leonardo Sigali, Gonzalo Piovi and Eugenio Mena; Mauricio Martínez, Leonel Miranda and Matías Rojas; Gabriel Hauche, Javier Correa and Edwin Cardona. DT: Fernando Gago.
Gymnastics: Rodrigo Rey; Francisco Gerometta, Leonardo Morales, Guillermo Fratta and Germán Guiffrey; Emmanuel Cecchini and Nery Laws; Ramón Sosa, Brahian Aleman and Johan Carbonero; Christian Tarragona. SD; Nestor Gorosito.
Change in the first half: 32m. Emiliano Insúa for Mena (R).
Changes in the second half: 17m. Agustín Cardozo for Sosa and Lautaro Chávez for Laws (G); 22m. Fabricio Domínguez for Rojas and Carlos Alcaraz for Miranda (R); 26m. Carlos Insaurralde by Cecchini (G); 34m. Tomas Chancalay for Correa and Enzo Copetti for Hauche (R).
Admonished: Cardona, Insúa, Miranda and Piovi (R). Gerometta, German, Fratta and Carbonero, Sosa (G)
Incidence in the first half, 27m. Rey (G) deflected a penalty to Correa (R).
Referee: Yael Falcon Perez
Stadium: Juan Domingo Peron (Racing)
Source: Ambito
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