Lobo goal fest: Gimnasia thrash Camioneros 4-1 to reach next round | OneFootball

On a night defined by efficiency and individual class, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata claimed an emphatic 4-1 win over Camioneros. The match, corresponding to the Round of 64, was played at Florencio Sola Stadium, where the “Lobo” managed to put to rest the footballing doubts that had lingered after the recent departure of their coach, Fernando Zaniratto.

The scoring opened early, in the 6th minute of the first half. After a foul in the box, forward Mauricio Torres stepped up to take the penalty and, with a precise, low right-footed shot across goal, made it 1-0. However, the joy for the La Plata side was briefly interrupted in the 11th minute: a poor clearance by goalkeeper Nelson Insfran following a free kick allowed Federico Aguirre to rise highest and head the ball into the top-left corner to level the score.

Despite the temporary equalizer, Gimnasia did not lose focus. Around the half-hour mark, Alexis Steimbach sent in a cross from the right flank that, after taking a deflection off an opposing defender, ended up wrong-footing goalkeeper Horacio Ramírez and slipping in at the far post. With that bit of fortune, but also with clear superiority in the run of play, the La Plata team went into halftime ahead.

In the second half, the difference in quality became physically evident. In the 20th minute, Maximiliano Zalazar drove forward from the edge of the box and unleashed a powerful shot that, once again aided by a deflection, became the third goal of the night. Just five minutes later, the experienced Ignacio “Nacho” Fernández put the game to bed: after receiving a pinpoint assist from Torres, he only had to tap the ball into the back of the net to make it a final 4-1.

With this result, the Triperos — who are still searching for a new coaching staff — secured their place in the next round, where they will face Acassuso, the team that made headlines by previously eliminating Newell’s Old Boys.

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