Racing and its super streak Five wins in a row with 14 goals for and none against came to an end this Thursday night. The culprit was Lanús, which won 2 to 0, although the Academy itself did a lot to return to Avellaneda with the defeat.
Anyway, Gustavo Costas’ team is still among the leaders of the League (10 units) but could be surpassed by Talleres (if they beat Platense this Friday), Unión (receives San Lorenzo on Saturday) or Huracán (Independiente Rivadavia’s home also on Saturday). The other leaders are Gimnasia and Instituto, which this Thursday beat Newell’s 2-0 in Rosario.
For its part, Granate reached 8 points and was three behind Racing in the annual table, both fighting for qualification to next year’s continental cups.
It was one of Lanús’ best performances in the Russian Zielinski era. It took the local team something like 20 minutes to get the hang of the visiting proposal and from then on they completely took over the actions. Finding a dangerous situation for Racing would be a true feat.
On the other hand, Lanús had plenty of scoring opportunities. The result could have been much greater, especially when the Academy was left with one less player due to Santiago Solari’s double yellow card.
The “ole” came down from the stands of La Fortaleza when history seemed defined and the Lanús players had it well deserved, with very high points such as the cases of Marcelino Moreno and the kid Dylan Aquino in attack, or even the winger Julio Soler.
The goals were from Ramiro Carrera and Walter Bou. The first scored a movie header when the first half was dying, after a great cross from Moreno. While the second took advantage a very weak rebound from Facundo Cambeses at 64. Bad night for the goalkeeper, who remembered passing through Banfield, and who had just received a similar baton in the Argentine Cup.
Farewell to Magpie González
The victory of Laús was also worth tribute to the deceased former maroon defender Armando Oscar “Urraca” González, 57 years old. The news of the death of the two-time B champion (’90 and ’92) and winner of the mythical Conmebol Cup ’96 He met in the middle of the game – he suffered a stroke in the days before – and, before the start of the second half, the local club improvisedly honored him. Laucha Acosta left the bench with a 90s team shirt and placed it in the center of the field while paying tribute to the Urraca with applause from all present.
