Gymnastics and Fencing of Mendoza 1-0 defeat to Central Córdoba of Santiago del Estero at the Unique Mother of Cities Stadium, for the first date of the Apertura Tournament 2026. The match marked the return of Lobo to the First Division after four decades in promotion.
Gym He had a dream return to Primera and he began to write it from the start: 5 minutes into the first half, Valentino Simoni appeared in the area and scored Lobo’s first goal in the Apertura, to open the scoring at 1-0 against Central Cordoba and unleash the celebration in the stands.
Simoni’s impeccable header for Lobo’s triumph in his debut in Primera
After the 1-0 goal, Gym began to withdraw and gave the ball and the prominence to Central Cordobabetting on hurting with quick exits to exploit the spaces left by the local team.
El Ferroviario advanced on the field, prowled the Lobo area and generated some isolated approaches, although he always ran into the security of goalkeeper César Rigamonti, who took a spectacular shot off Iacobellis.
The only clear answer Gym Before halftime it came at 47 minutes, when Luciano Paredes overflowed from the right and took a powerful shot that passed very close to the goal.
In the complement, the pace of the game decreased, with Gym managing the advantage and a local team without clear ideas to reach the tie during the first 20 minutes.
The development continued without major variations in the final stretch and thus the black and white team ended up sealing a dream return to the top category.
On the next date, Lobo will be home against San Lorenzo on Tuesday, January 27, from 8 p.m., with a live broadcast on TNT Sports.
The minute by minute of Central Córdoba (SE) vs Gimnasia y Esgrima
