Racing loses Lanús thanks to two bombs from Rojas and Piovi

It’s Monday, rush hour, but it feels like Sunday. The cylinder bursts. And Racing raises the curtain. And it offers its show, as in so many features under the direction of Fernando Gago. And he’s the protagonist, of course. With Matías Rojas and Johan Carbonero as star figures in the first half he had only one whore, the draw of Lanús. Gonzalo Piovi stole the applause in the complement, already in a performance without many lights, but with great commitment. The applause at the end, the enthusiasm flowing through these stands, already in prime time, makes sense. Not just for the result. They have won three games in a row, Arsenal, San Martín de Formosa (for the Argentine Cup) and Lanús. Yes, that grenade who arrived undefeated, with an ideal score and left Avellaneda on his knees. It will be the takeoff of the Academy?

He will, of course, regret not traveling ahead to half-time. For that unexpected 1 to 1, a badly defended set-piece with a handful of minutes to go and for the game he showed. Until that moment, when Raúl Loaiza overcame the resistance of Gabriel Arias, domination, possession, aggression and finishes had been the legacy of Racing. With a lot of dynamics and a great collective performancevery similar to the best moments of the cycle of Gago in the last year.

The presence of Juan Nardoni in the middle of the field to be Aníbal Moreno’s escort, enter the inside game and trample the area was crucial. It had worked against Arsenal in Sarandí and that tandem had been decisive in the first half. But there were two players who made the difference in that period: Carbonero and Rojas.

The Colombian, launched at speed, was impregnable on the left, a big problem for Brian Aguirre, who earned a yellow card for an offense against the attacker and played to the limit. The Paraguayan showed his superlative level, what had been required of him for two years and ended up asserting the hand of the coach. Injuries and a lack of confidence have tarnished his talent. He has long been prominent in scaffolding. Starting from the right, using the diagonal and his magnificent punch.

After a minute, he shrugged off a slightly deflected free kick and found a remarkable reply from Lucas Acosta. Subsequently, even from a standstill, he tried to turn the ball around, but his shot ended up being an easy task for Acosta. Finally, he hit a bomb in position “10” and Tomás Belmonte’s rebound set off a parabola that ended up displacing the Cordovan goalkeeper. It was a great goal, a consequence of Racing’s superiority.

Lanús arrived in Avellaneda with the recipe that led him to win the first four dates. The 4-2-3-1 struggled due to the pressure and intensity of the rival. In this context, Loaiza and Pedro De la Vega stood out. The Colombian articulated before the suffocating local stoppage and Pepo got hurt inside, where Lautaro Acosta, usually full back, remained.

TO peppo They committed the foul which ended with the free kick taken by Matías Esquivel, a little imprecise in his passing but effective in executing the set piece, Aguirre lowered it to the far post, Felipe Aguilar made a mistake and his compatriot Loaiza didn’t forgive with a cross whiplash. A forward position was checked, but the objective was confirmed.

And of those first forty-five minutes played on the Lanús pitch, little is left. He also finished with a shot from peppo from medium distance, left footed, which Arias grazes on the crossbar.

Matías Rojas’ injury forced Gago to make a change. He hasn’t changed the pattern, but Gabriel Hauche is another type of player, more powerful and overflowing. Lanús has tried to tighten the lines and look long for Leandro Díaz. But Racing strikes again. And if the Paraguayan with his prodigious left foot wasn’t there, congratulations Gonzalo Piovi appeared. Lead up to 3/4 and assist Jonathan Gómez, who forced Aguilar’s attack. And to nail a fierrazo with his left leg into Lucas Acosta’s corner. It was another great goal.

what followed was a show of changes, a lot of pace and rush in the areas. Goal plays, almost none. Frank Kudelka bet on the double “9” with the entrance of Brian Blando. It did not work. Gago reinforced the base with a third center scorer, Emiliano Insúa. Finally, a garnet corner almost paralyzed the hearts. Nothing happened. And Racing won. Still. With beautiful passes of that style that led him to be competitive in 2022 and win two Cups against Boca. With that stamp that allows him to get excited to go back to fighting on all fronts.