Gimnasia La Plata
Gimnasia defeats Racing 2-1 with Olympic goal from Barros Schelotto
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In the opening match of the Torneo Apertura in Argentina's Liga Profesional, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata beat Racing Club 2-1 at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in La Plata. Nicolás Barros Schelotto, son of Guillermo Barros Schelotto, scored the opener with an Olympic goal from a corner in the 9th minute of the first half, and Franco Torres made it 2-0 three minutes into the second. Tomás Conechny pulled one back for Racing in the 37th minute of the second half, but it wasn't enough to draw level.
River Plate fans vented their anger at the players after Marcelo Torres scored a penalty for Gimnasia at the Monumental Stadium. The incident happened in the second half of the match for date 14 of the Torneo Clausura. Marcelo Gallardo's team is dealing with a recent football crisis.