Racing Club
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.
Rosario Central secured its first win in the Apertura Tournament by beating Racing 2-1 in Avellaneda, thanks to a stellar performance from Ángel Di María, who scored and assisted the second goal. The match was played on a poor pitch that impacted the game's flow. Racing pulled one back in the first half but couldn't mount a comeback in the second.
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Racing forward Adrián 'Maravilla' Martínez was robbed at his sports complex in Campana. The thieves took a TV, a gas cylinder and a sum of cash. Martínez reported the incident to the police and shared videos of the crime.
Racing Club defeated Newell's Old Boys 1-0 in matchday 16 of the Liga Profesional, with a goal from Tomás Conechny in added time of the second half. This victory sealed La Academia's qualification for the Torneo Clausura round of 16. The match took place at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium in Rosario.
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In a tense return leg semifinal of the Copa Libertadores, Flamengo defeated Racing at the Presidente Perón Stadium in Avellaneda, securing their spot as the tournament's first finalist. The match, highlighted by a spectacular welcome from Academy fans, sparked hundreds of memes and reactions on social media. Racing aimed to overturn the 0-1 first-leg loss but failed to achieve the required result to advance for the first time since 1967.