AVELLANEDA (Interstat) — San Lorenzo II scored three times before Racing Club II mounted a late comeback, and the visitors held on for a 3-2 victory on Thursday in a football match. San Lorenzo II improved to 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions. Racing Club II fell to 0 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws in the competition and across all competitions.

San Lorenzo II took control in the first half and carried that advantage after the break. Espinisa J. opened the scoring in the 28th minute, giving the visitors the lead. San Lorenzo II then doubled its advantage in the 60th minute through Ruberto B. and made it 3-0 when Danazzo B. scored in the 66th minute. The three-goal sequence gave San Lorenzo II a commanding cushion and forced Racing Club II to chase the match over the final half-hour.

Espinisa J. put the visitors ahead in the 28th minute, and San Lorenzo II carried a 1-0 lead into halftime. After the break, Ruberto B. scored in the 60th minute and Danazzo B. followed in the 66th to make it 3-0. Racing Club II then scored twice in a three-minute span, with Alberto Campo finding the net in the 77th and Alexis Yegros scoring in the 80th. The hosts could not find a third goal in the closing minutes.

Racing Club II responded with a late push. Campo scored in the 77th minute to cut the deficit to 3-1, and Yegros added another goal in the 80th to bring the home side within one. Campo and Yegros each played the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. Racing Club II pressed for an equalizer, but San Lorenzo II protected its lead through the closing stages.

The match became heated in stoppage time. San Lorenzo II and Racing Club II each received a red card in the sixth minute of stoppage time, and Aguirre S. was sent off for Racing Club II. The dismissals came after the decisive scoring had already been completed, leaving San Lorenzo II to close out the result.

The most important stretch came when San Lorenzo II scored three times without reply. Espinisa J. opened the account, Ruberto B. struck just after the hour, and Danazzo B. added the third goal six minutes later. Racing Club II’s response arrived through Campo and Yegros, but the hosts could not complete the comeback. The result gave San Lorenzo II its third win of the competition season and kept Racing Club II without a win.

Racing Club II had entered the match looking to build on recent draws. Its previous competition results included a loss to Velez Sarsfield II, a draw with River Plate II, a draw with Instituto II and a loss to Independiente II. San Lorenzo II had entered with a draw against Sarmiento Junin II, a win at Argentinos Jrs II, a win over Aldosivi II and a loss to Huracan II. San Lorenzo II won two of its previous four competition matches, while Racing Club II drew two of its previous four.

San Lorenzo II’s record in the competition now stands at 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, matching its record across all competitions. Racing Club II’s competition record is 0 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, also matching its record across all competitions. The visitors’ three-goal burst proved enough despite Racing Club II scoring twice in the final 15 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Lorenzo II 2, Racing Club II 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Racing Club II with a 59.2 percent probability to win. Racing Club II had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.