play football". The line-up vs Real Madrid was Pottazo, Barrio, De Lobo, Conti, Chalu, Belli, Sandoval, Arrillaga, Díaz, De Mario, Morgada. On January 6, Gimnasia played FC Barcelona at its stadium, achieving another notable victory by 2-1 over the "Azulgrana". "El Expreso" During the 1933 Argentine championship, Gimnasia y Esgrima made a great campaign with a team that achieved large victories at the beginning of the tournament. Gimnasia thrashed Vélez Sarsfield (4–0), Boca Juniors (5–2), Talleres (BA) (5–2), Tigre (7–1) and Chacarita Juniors (5–1) amongst other rivals. The newspaper Crítica nicknamed the team "El Expreso" (The Express) comparing it with a locomotive that "Can't be stopped by neither anything nor anyone". Gimnasia finished the first round placed 1st. During the second round, with 9 fixtures remaining, Gimnasia played Boca Juniors at La Bombonera. With a partial advantage of Gimnasia by 2-1, the referee awarded a penalty kick to Boca Juniors after a nonexistent foul. Short later, Boca scored another goal in evident offside position, finally winning the match by 3–2. Two fixtures later Gimnasia had to play San Lorenzo de Almagro. During the match, referee Alberto Rojo Miró favoured so blatantly San Lorenzo that the Gimnasia players refused to continue playing, starting a "went on strike." They sat on the field, while San Lorenzo scored unopposedly, before the referee ended the game with a 7–1 outcome. The 1933 team ended in the fourth place (San Lorenzo was the champion) with a record of 21 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats. The Expreso is still regarded by the media and fans as one of the finest Gimnasia teams ever. The top scorer was Arturo "El Torito" Naón with 33 goals."Al Expreso no lo dejaron salir campeón" by Alejandro Fabbri, Perfil.com, 12 March 2013 Irregular performances (1934-1960) In 1934, Gimnasia finished in ninth place after securing 14 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats, with Arturo Naón as top scorer with his 25 goals. The following year, the team finished in the number 13 position, where the highlights were the victories River Plate (6–4), Platense (8–2) and champion Boca Juniors (1–0). During the decade of the 40s, Gimnasia had erratic performances, which cost the team to be relegated to the Segunda División several times. In 1943 Gimnasia made a bad campaign, finishing last and therefore being relegated. The following year, Gimnasia had 31 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats, achieving its first title