Barracas Central took advantage of Gimnasia’s passivity in the initial stage to beat it 1-0 in a match on the fifth date of the Professional League. Carlos Arce scored the only goal for the rojiblanco team, which confirmed itself in the middle of the table. The curiosity of the afternoon was in the protagonism of the VAR, since the referee Nicolás Lamolina annulled three goals, two from Gymnastics and one from Barracas, at the request of the video arbitration.
The first half was clearly dominated by Barracas, who beat a fearful rival who showed no reaction. For this reason, the opening of the scoring was not surprising, which came after a bad clearance from the back of Gimnasia, which Arce took advantage of with a left-footed volley near Durso’s right post.
The goal was fair and marked the differences between both teams. The panorama changed in the second part, when Gymnastics changed names and, above all, the attitude. With more momentum, the team from La Plata took the lead on the field, handled the ball better and created chances to tie, especially with a chance that Comba squandered, a shot by Miramón that hit the crossbar and two goals cancelled, one at the behest of the VAR and another by decision of Lamolina, without consulting the assistant referee. However, he did not reach him and the celebration was all from Barracas.
