Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia claimed a 78-72 victory over Racing de Chivilcoy in the Liga A on Saturday evening. The second-placed visitors held off a determined home side to extend their winning streak. It was a match where momentum shifted several times, and by then you could already sense the visitors' experience showing through.
Racing started brightly enough, keeping things level through the first quarter with solid rebounding work. But the away team found their rhythm as the game progressed, particularly from beyond the arc. And here's the thing about these games — the table goes out of the window in the final minutes, and that's exactly what happened here.
What we'd tipped for, a visitors' win at 54 per cent confidence, came to pass. Not because of any one moment, but because of the accumulation of small advantages: better ball movement, fewer turnovers, and a willingness to attack when it mattered. The away end never stopped, though the crowd at home gave everything they had.
The statistics tell a story of contrasting approaches. Racing pulled down 32 rebounds to 29, dominating the glass, but Gimnasia recorded 15 assists against nine and converted 10 three-pointers to just three. The visitors also had seven steals compared to two, cutting off passing lanes and hitting Racing on the break. Things came to a head when the home side's clean-sheet run came to an end — well, their defensive solidity did.
Both sides brought recent form into this fixture. Racing had just played a thriller, losing 126-123 to San Martín Corrientes, while Gimnasia had dropped a closer against San Lorenzo. Those results showed both teams could score freely, but only one side defended when it counted.
The result leaves Racing in 14th place with 14 wins and 22 losses from 36 games. Gimnasia remain in second with 24 wins and 12 losses, still chasing the leaders. The gap between them and the rest of the table is where the real story lies, not in the final score itself.
