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At the José Amalfitani Stadium, Fortín defeated Academia 1-0, which practically said goodbye to the local tournament with this defeat. With five minutes left at the José Amalfitani stadium, Vélez beat Racing 1-0 with a goal from Braian Romero on matchday 17 of the 2024 Professional League . With this victory, Fortín is the sole leader of the championship regardless of what its pursuers do, while Gustavo Costas’ Academy was quickly out of the fight.
With the aim of leaving behind the defeat suffered against Rosario Central, the Fortín fans who made the most of their home field advantage at the Amalfitani to remain at the top of the local table, settled in to watch – a priori – one of the most important matches of the day .
Vélez Beat Racing in an Agonising Victory
However, the high expectations that were generated for this encounter were quickly dissipated: the lack of practicality, aggressiveness and creativity meant that both teams went into the break after the first 45 minutes without making any difference on the field of play or in the result.
In the second half, Gustavo Quinteros’ team had a great chance to open the scoring through Claudio Aquino, who was called to his game: in a free kick near the six-yard box, the skillful midfielder hit the post . As the minutes passed, the match entered a plateau.
Until with five minutes left, Braian Romero headed in the goal that was worth double for Vélez: not only to take the three points, but to end the match as the sole leader of the tournament .
