San Lorenzo defeated Gimnasia de Mendoza 1-0 this Tuesday at the Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie Stadium, for the second date of Group A of the Apertura 2026 Tournament, and thus added its first three points.
The Cuyo team started much better than Ciclóndominating the ball and dangerous situations. He even had the best chance, when Facundo Lencioni executed a very good shot from outside the area – low and cornered to the left – but the Paraguayan Orlando Gill excelled to take it to the corner.
In those first minutes, In San Lorenzo, the Colombian Jhohan Romaña stood out, who He took out everything that happened to him and he even went on the attack in some isolated play.
After half an hour of play, the Saint balanced the actions. He managed to block the process in the middle of the field and stopped having any surprises. However, possession of the ball remained with the local team.
Halftime passed but the development did not change substantially.
Gimnasia continued to handle the ball well but with little depth. So, San Lorenzo began to liven up.
The fruits took a while but they arrived.
At 25 minutes, Alexis Cuello fought for a ball to the right of the rival area, ended up taking it and made a very good assist from below, which the Colombian Diego Herazo took advantage of. perfect for pushing the ball into the back of the net.
The individual hierarchy ended up givingl Cyclone an advantage that, until that moment, had not been justified in the game. And he never finished justifying it.
Gimnasia continued trying, always on the right foot, to score their first goal of the game. Although he had some approaches, he did not manage to deeply disturb the Gill, who was able to crown his good performance with an unbeaten hurdle.
For San Lorenzo, victory means three points and not much else. Its great virtue was its effectiveness: He went deep only once and scored the goal. Outside of that, you will have to work conscientiously to improve your performance.
