Gimnasia grab huge El Bosque win, Conti goal puts them in cup race | OneFootball

Gimnasia was the better of the two over the course of the 90 minutes. It struggled to justify it and reflect it on the scoreboard, but there was no doubt in the flow of the match. El Lobo came out with great determination to go for the three points and did enough to earn a new win in the championship.

Pata Pereyra’s team showed defensive solidity, controlled the midfield well with another great performance from the Nachos, and was dangerous in attack, with constant runs forward from Zalazar and Janson and the presence of the center forward, who scored the decisive goal of the match from the penalty spot.

It did not come easy. First, it took a few minutes to settle in and find its footing in the game, something it will have to work on. Then, Nacho Fernández, its captain, missed a penalty that would have given it the opening lead at the ideal moment. And finally, it had to overcome an unexpected equalizer that created some doubts.

Doubts that arose from a certain passivity the team showed during the opening minutes of the second half, similar to what it went through at the start of the match. Those were the only moments in which it was outplayed, and they could have cost it dearly, since Matador also had its chances.

Gimnasia’s reward was in not losing its way, quickly getting back to its intentions, and taking control of the match again. In that, the figure of Nacho Fernández once again proves key for the team, since he is the group leader of the squad, but above all the footballing leader.

El Lobo earned its second straight win and not only climbed the standings, but is already one of the contenders in the championship and is dreaming of the 2027 international cups. It left behind the defeat in the Clásico and the elimination from the Copa Argentina, and now looks ahead from the top with renewed hope.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.