Racing squandered the possibility of being the sole leader, by falling without mitigating circumstances as a visitor against Lanús (2-0), in a match for the fifth date of the Professional League. Ramiro Carrera, 44 minutes into the first half, and Walter Bou, 19 minutes into the second half, scored the goals.
Despite the fall, Racing is still part of the group of leaders, although it could fall to second place if Huracán and Unión add some in their matches tomorrow against Independiente Rivadavia and San Lorenzo, respectively. El Granate (8), for its part, came third, two points behind the leaders: Racing, Talleres, Gimnasia, Huracán, Unión and Instituto, all with 10 points.
From the beginning the local team tried to impose conditions, and succeeded with a great display and the quality of Marcelino Moreno to manage the times. However, the visitor, who had done very little in the initial stretch, had an approach with a weak header from Maravilla Martínez, which went just wide.
But Lanús reacted and was about to unbalance with a shot from Dylan Aquino, well controlled by Facundo Cambeses. From there the local took the reins, and generated another chance with Bou, who finished with his left foot, but the goalkeeper once again excelled.
At the end of the first half, and after a foul on Moreno, he took a free kick from the right and Carrera converted with a superb header. It was a fair reward. for the most ambitious team.
The Garnet domain continued in the complement
The dominance of Lanús, which won in all sectors, continued in the second half. Racing, overwhelmed, did not react and the local team was encouraged: Raúl Loiaza tried from outside the area but found Cambeses well stopped. And at the touch, the Colombian wasted another chance with a deflected header, after a great maneuver by Moreno. Until Lanús insisted so much that he reached the second goal: Cambeses rebounded after a shot from outside and the ball was served to Bou to increase.
Only then did Racing try to push, with more force than football, they prowled the rival area with a shot from Roger Martínez, then with a free kick from Almendra, which grazed the crossbar, but the die was cast. In the end, the expulsion of Santiago Solari was the image of the impotence of Gustavo Costas’ teamwho had a great chance and came up empty-handed.
