Gimnasia La Plata 2-3 Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza result, stats and report

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza made their home advantage count with a controlled 1-0 win over Central Cordoba SdE, a headed goal on 66 minutes sealing three points that the underlying numbers thoroughly support.

Racing Club turned territorial superiority into three points at home, recovering from Gimnasia's equaliser with a decisive headed goal in the 69th minute to claim a 2-1 victory that their volume of play thoroughly merited.

Gimnasia La Plata earned a composed and disciplined away victory at Vélez Sarsfield, their single goal proving enough to deny the home side in a tight Argentine Liga Profesional contest.

River Plate secured a composed 2-0 victory over Gimnasia La Plata at the Monumental, a result that reinforces their position at the summit of the Argentine Liga Profesional and underlines the structural gap between the two sides.

River Plate travel to La Plata on Wednesday 29 July with three straight away wins and just one goal conceded on the road in their last five. Gimnasia are improving at home but their defensive record against top-two opposition is the concern. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns that will decide this one.

San Lorenzo host Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza on Tuesday night in a Liga Profesional fixture where the home side's defensive fragility at the Nuevo Gasómetro collides with a visiting side that simply cannot score on the road. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns that matter.

Racing Club host Gimnasia La Plata on Sunday in a fixture that pits a side struggling to assert itself at home against visitors who have won four of their last five matches. The tactical contrast here is sharper than the standings suggest.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza carry genuine home momentum into Sunday's Liga Profesional fixture against Central Cordoba SdE, a visiting side that has failed to win any of their last four away matches and scored just once on the road in that run.