Gimnasia La Plata vs Racing Club, Superliga Argentina 2019-20
· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
FT
1 - 2
1 - 2
Maradona's club suffer 2-1 defeat on new coaching debut
The Diego Maradona era as coach of Argentine side Gimnasia y Esgrima began with a loss on Sunday as defensive errors contributed to the club’s 2-1 l
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': David Barbona (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Franco Mussis (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Marco Torsiglieri.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Diego González (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Barbona with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Alejandro Donatti (Racing Club).
- 3': Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Franco Mussis (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 6': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Nery Domínguez.
- 8': Foul by Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 8': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Donatti (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Attempt missed. Alejandro Donatti (Racing Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 10': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Nery Domínguez.
- 11': Attempt missed. Matías García (Gimnasia La Plata) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 11': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Iván Pillud.
- 11': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Comba (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Leonardo Morales (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 13': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Manuel Guanini (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 15': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 18': Foul by Alejandro Donatti (Racing Club).
- 18': Pablo Velázquez (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. David Barbona (Racing Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Eugenio Mena.
- 21': Darío Cvitanich (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Marco Torsiglieri (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 21': Marco Torsiglieri (Gimnasia La Plata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt saved. Lucas Licht (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías García.
- 24': Offside, Gimnasia La Plata. Matías García tries a through ball, but Lucas Licht is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by David Barbona (Racing Club).
- 26': Maximiliano Comba (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Darío Cvitanich (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Manuel Guanini (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 27': Offside, Racing Club. Matías Zaracho tries a through ball, but Darío Cvitanich is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club).
- 29': Pablo Velázquez (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
- 31': Attempt saved. Leonardo Morales (Gimnasia La Plata) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Velázquez with a headed pass.
- 31': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
- 34': Attempt missed. Pablo Velázquez (Gimnasia La Plata) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matías García.
- 36': Corner, Racing Club. Conceded by Víctor Ayala.
- 36': Goal! Gimnasia La Plata 0, Racing Club 1. Diego González (Racing Club) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Barbona with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 37': Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Offside, Gimnasia La Plata. Maximiliano Comba tries a through ball, but Horacio Tijanovich is caught offside.
- 44': Eugenio Mena (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Maximiliano Comba (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 45': Hand ball by Diego González (Racing Club).
- 45'+2': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by David Barbona.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Gimnasia La Plata 0, Racing Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Gimnasia La Plata 0, Racing Club 1.
- 46': Diego González (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 48': Foul by Iván Pillud (Racing Club).
- 48': Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': David Barbona (Racing Club) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matías Zaracho following a fast break.
- 49': Foul by Matías Zaracho (Racing Club).
- 49': Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by David Barbona (Racing Club).
- 50': Leonardo Morales (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Maximiliano Comba (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 51': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Goal! Gimnasia La Plata 1, Racing Club 1. Matías García (Gimnasia La Plata) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Morales with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. David Barbona (Racing Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nery Domínguez.
- 54': Goal! Gimnasia La Plata 1, Racing Club 2. Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 55': Foul by Matías Zaracho (Racing Club).
- 55': Pablo Velázquez (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Darío Cvitanich (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Manuel Guanini (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 57': Foul by Alejandro Donatti (Racing Club).
- 57': Maximiliano Comba (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Alejandro Donatti (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Diego González (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Diego González (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Franco Mussis (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 60': Foul by Franco Mussis (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 60': Iván Pillud (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Claudio Spinelli replaces Pablo Velázquez.
- 63': Substitution, Racing Club. Walter Montoya replaces Diego González.
- 65': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Nery Domínguez.
- 65': Attempt missed. Claudio Spinelli (Gimnasia La Plata) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Ayala with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Leonardo Morales (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 66': Lisandro López (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Offside, Gimnasia La Plata. Matías García tries a through ball, but Claudio Spinelli is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Jesús Vargas replaces Maximiliano Comba.
- 69': Attempt missed. Franco Mussis (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Víctor Ayala with a headed pass.
- 70': Foul by Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club).
- 70': Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 72': Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Matías Zaracho (Racing Club).
- 73': Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Marco Torsiglieri (Gimnasia La Plata) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías García following a set piece situation.
- 75': David Barbona (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Leonardo Morales (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 75': Substitution, Racing Club. Lucas Orban replaces David Barbona.
- 77': Hand ball by Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 78': Eugenio Mena (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Leonardo Morales (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 79': Foul by Manuel Guanini (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 79': Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Manuel Guanini (Gimnasia La Plata) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Lisandro López (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Darío Cvitanich.
- 80': Foul by Lisandro López (Racing Club).
- 80': Jesús Vargas (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Matías Zaracho (Racing Club).
- 80': Lucas Licht (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Gimnasia La Plata. Brahian Alemán replaces Franco Mussis.
- 81': Attempt saved. Jesús Vargas (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Ayala.
- 82': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Leonardo Sigali.
- 83': Attempt missed. Walter Montoya (Racing Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 84': Attempt missed. Iván Pillud (Racing Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matías Zaracho.
- 84': Brahian Alemán (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Lisandro López (Racing Club).
- 84': Substitution, Racing Club. Matías Rojas replaces Lisandro López.
- 85': Hand ball by Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 85': Foul by Darío Cvitanich (Racing Club).
- 85': Lucas Licht (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Brahian Alemán (Gimnasia La Plata) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías García.
- 88': Foul by Brahian Alemán (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 88': Walter Montoya (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Vargas.
- 90'+1': Corner, Gimnasia La Plata. Conceded by Eugenio Mena.
- 90'+2': Foul by Matías Rojas (Racing Club).
- 90'+2': Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matías Rojas (Racing Club).
- 90'+3': Víctor Ayala (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Horacio Tijanovich (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 90'+3': Leonardo Sigali (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Matías García (Gimnasia La Plata) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Claudio Spinelli.
- 90'+5': Foul by Darío Cvitanich (Racing Club).
- 90'+5': Lucas Licht (Gimnasia La Plata) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jesús Vargas (Gimnasia La Plata).
- 90'+5': Matías Zaracho (Racing Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Gimnasia La Plata 1, Racing Club 2.
- 0': Match ends, Gimnasia La Plata 1, Racing Club 2.
Statistics
 RAC |
GLP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 172 |
| 423 | Passes | 262 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 84 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 24 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 25 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Venue: Juan Carmelo Zerillo (El Bosque)
Location: La Plata, Argentina
Venue: Juan Carmelo Zerillo (El Bosque)
Location: La Plata, Argentina
Argentine LPF Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 16 | +12 | 31 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 16 | +13 | 30 |
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 16 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 | Talleres (Córdoba) | 16 | +4 | 26 |
Line-Ups
Gimnasia La Plata (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Alexis Martín Arias (GK) |
| 6 | Marco Torsiglieri  |
| 28 | Manuel Guanini |
| 25 | Lucas Licht |
| 4 | Leonardo Morales |
| 16 | Víctor Ayala |
| 7 | Franco Mussis |
| 10 | Matias Ariel Garcia |
| 30 | Maximiliano Comba |
| 17 | Pablo Velázquez |
| 11 | Horacio Tijanovich |
Racing Club (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Arias (GK) |
| 2 | Alejandro Donatti |
| 30 | Leonardo Sigali |
| 23 | Nery Dominguez |
| 5 | Eugenio Mena |
| 4 | Ivan Pillud |
| 8 | Diego González |
| 28 | Matías Zaracho |
| 11 | David Barbona |
| 20 | Dario Cvitanich |
| 15 | Lisandro López |
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