Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata secured a key 2-0 victory over Vélez at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium, in the framework of the fifteenth round of the Torneo Clausura of the Professional League. The "Wolf's" goals were scored by Marcelo Torres and Jeremías Merlo, in a day where the team from La Plata is hoping to qualify for the playoffs with one round left to play. The team coached by Fernando Zaniratto showed solidity and character in one of the most important matches of the year. This way, they keep their dream of qualifying for the playoffs alive for the next round when they visit Platense at the Ciudad de Vicente López stadium. On the other hand, Vélez, already qualified for the next stage, coached by Guillermo Barros Schelotto, will seek to close the Clausura on a high note when they host River in Liniers. Match summary: Gimnasia (LP) 2 - Vélez 0. Goals: First half, 33m Marcelo Torres (G). Second half, 22m Jeremías Merlo (G). Despite the incident, the match continued and the police managed to find the person responsible for throwing the object at Falcón Pérez. With this victory, Gimnasia reached 19 points and is in tenth place in Zone A, with the same points as Sarmiento and San Martín de San Juan, although with a smaller goal difference. In an intense first half, Gimnasia took control of the game and opened the scoring at 33 minutes with a powerful shot from Torres. In the second half, the home team resisted Vélez's dangerous attacks and took advantage of a perfect counterattack for Merlo to seal the 2-0 result at 22 minutes of the second half after a mistake by "Fortín". Beyond the good footballing performance, the match was marked by a tense episode in the first half when referee Yael Falcón Pérez was attacked with a hammer thrown from the stands and assistant referee Mariana de Almeida was hit by a loud bang.
