Villa del Parque2 - 1Club Paternal

CJ Villa del Parque made the most of home advantage in a match that never quite became electrifying, where balance was the dominant theme and the difference was built on efficiency rather than brilliance. Two-one was the fair result on matchday 13 in the Primera I porteña, where both plans were respected: identical formations, evenly matched mentalities, and that tight-match dynamic where the other side's mistakes matter more than your own good moments. Brignoli opened the scoring for the home side with a goal that worked like oxygen; Versace equalised for Paternal with the clinical edge that forwards in tune always seem to have. But Villa del Parque found the answer before the end, the one Paternal could not claw back.

Hector Bruschi, with his thirty-one years and a 7.7 rating, was the backbone of the home midfield, the sort of midfielder who organises without needing to show off. Zacarías Quintero shifted the lines from the front line with the instincts of someone already in his twenty-fifth season on the pitch. At the other end, Ismael Alkorta dictated play from midfield with good judgement, providing the assist that allowed Versace to reach the equaliser. The Paternal striker also picked up a yellow card in addition to his goal, which says plenty about the intensity of the contest despite the lack of flashes of real quality. Thiago Zalla at right-back for Villa del Parque did the job without fuss at thirty-four years of age; Pichu Michel, the Bahía Blanca centre-back aged twenty-two, stood firm against the onslaught without losing his composure.

What remains for Paternal is the bitter taste of two points lost in a closely fought contest. Villa del Parque take three vital points for the upper end of the table, the sort that weigh like gold in a race like this. The home side showed they were a step ahead in reading the game, without needing to play better, just by playing with greater concentration. That is how matchdays are won in these leagues where the margin for error is microscopic.

In the last meeting between Villa del Parque and Club Paternal: 0 wins for Villa del Parque, 1 draw and 0 for Club Paternal.

• Club Paternal 2-2 Villa del Parque

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Villa del Parque (4-4-2): Leonardo Montero, Roberto Hartmann, Sergio Huber, Pichu Michel, Thiago Zalla, Sasha Amezaga, Hector Bruschi, Luciano Del Castillo, José Brignoli, Manuel Müller, Zacarías Quintero.

Club Paternal (4-4-2): Mateo Rosati, León Moya, Oliverio Visini, Benicio Werner, Lalo Rosati, Rafael Vilas, Gregorio Zambrano, Ismael Alkorta, Luciano Mercado, Manu Bertoletti, Mauro Versace.

In Primera I - CABA, Villa del Parque are in position 6 with 44 points; Club Paternal are in position 9 with 39 points. See the full table

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Villa del Parque ("parque"), with 1,528 fans. Home ground: Estadio Parque monumental.

Club Paternal, with 1,505 fans. Home ground: Estadio Club Paternal.

Next match for Villa del Parque: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 00:45 GMT

Next match for Club Paternal: vs su proximo rival — Friday 30 October at 00:45 GMT