2023-09-03 07:25:11
Independiente took advantage of its moments and beat Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 2-1 in an intense match that they played in the Forest. The Chilean Mauricio Isla and Matías Giménez gave the victory to those of Avellaneda, while Joaquín Laso, once morest, discounted for the local.
The team led by Carlos Tevez added their second win in a row since their arrival, and was left with three gold points in the fight not to be relegated, since they took four points ahead of their rival. In addition, the Red won once more in the Forest following 12 years.
The defeat of Gymnastics led to the resignation of coach Sebastián Chirola Romero, following adding eleven games without wins.
Chirola’s departure was agreed between the coach and the leadership since last date in case Gymnastics failed to win yesterday.
At the start of the match, it was Gimnasia that overwhelmed Avellaneda’s men with an intense game in which they tried to force the opponent’s error, but failed to be sharp enough to overcome the resistance of goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey.
On the other hand, Independiente, in the first action he had to get out of the drowning, invoiced: from the side, Matías Giménez held the ball, touched for Alexis Canelo, who from the penalty spot assisted Isla who slapped with a low shot put the 1 to 0.
This motivated Tevez’s team, which put together a series of collective actions in which it might have stretched the difference.
During the second half, Gimnasia controlled the game supported by the devilish game of Benjamín Domínguez. Independiente resisted, managed to get out of the siege, and in a remarkable individual play Giménez made it 2-0 that brought relief to Tevez’s team.
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