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Argentine Racing wins and puts up a fight

Xinhua, June 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Racing Club beat 2-1 Aldosivi this Sunday, and is now four points from leadership, in the 14th round of the First Division Argentina Football Tournament .

La "Academia", as Racing is also known, achieved a victory that allows them to recover from the Copa Libertadores elimination last Thursday against Paraguay Guarani, who reached the semifinals.

In the Mar del Plata stadium, home of World Cup match, 400 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, Racing scored two goals by Marcos Acuna (2m) and Luciano Lollo (30m).

Racing has now 27 points, only four behind San Lorenzo, the current leader.

Aldosivi (21), which had rolled over Boca Juniors last week by 3-0 at their stadium "La Bombonera", shortened the difference in scores through Gaston Diaz (47m). Endit