CR Parque Patricios1 - 1AD Recoleta

Parque Patricios and Recoleta shared the points in a match where neither side arrived with ambitions of taking excessive risks. The final 1-1 score faithfully reflected what happened on the pitch: two balanced approaches, two identical 4-4-2 formations, and caution as the tactical guiding principle. Samuel Tossi opened the scoring for the home side with a goal that seemed to settle things, but Levi Basaldua levelled for the visitors in a match where nobody wanted to lose more than they wanted to win.

The standout was shared: Tossi, at the age of thirty-two, showed the experience that characterises a midfielder who knows where to put his foot and the ball. His goal summed up his performance well: effective without unnecessary flourishes. For Recoleta, Basaldua responded immediately, also with thirty years behind him and the experience of someone who knows how to resolve these situations without fuss. Joaco Roman, the twenty-five-year-old visiting goalkeeper, had little to do, but dealt with everything that came his way without trouble. In defence, Damian Iriarte, Parque Patricios’ young nineteen-year-old centre-back, contributed an assist that spoke of his defensive confidence. Marcelo Zelaya provided an outlet down the flank for Recoleta and, although he is thirty-three, his yellow card indicated that he had to play carefully to avoid making things more difficult. Galo Arnaldi, an eighteen-year-old left-back who had only just turned eighteen, was also booked while defending his area.

The draw satisfied anyone who had come looking for a point, but did nothing to resolve either side’s ambitions. Parque Patricios remain unable to get going at home, while Recoleta take an equaliser that, for an away side, makes for a respectable day’s work. In Primera I del GBA Oeste, these results are commonplace: grey matches where caution always wins.

In the last meeting between CR Parque Patricios and AD Recoleta: 1 win for CR Parque Patricios, 0 draws and 0 for AD Recoleta.

• AD Recoleta 0-1 CR Parque Patricios

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CR Parque Patricios (4-4-2): Gino Zimei, Galo Arnaldi, Axel Valli, Damian Iriarte, Milton Serpa, Manu Riva, Tomás Vidaurri, Samuel Tossi, Máximo Vicente, Ezequiel Rotondi, Chino Rossini.

AD Recoleta (4-4-2): Joaco Roman, Ramiro Morales, Marcelo Zanini, Ramon Cisneros, Augusto Vázquez, Geremías Soldini, Leonel Zella, Levi Basaldua, David Turetta, Jonathan Mariño, Marcelo Zelaya.

In Primera I - GBA Oeste, CR Parque Patricios are in position 3 with 49 points; AD Recoleta are in position 13 with 34 points. See the full table

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CR Parque Patricios, with 1,678 fans. Home ground: Estadio CR Parque Patricios.

AD Recoleta, with 1,539 fans. Home ground: Estadio AD Recoleta.

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