Sportivo Belgrano R Norte3 - 1Prov. Saavedra

Sportivo Belgrano R Norte showed no mercy. On matchday 11 of Primera L de CABA, the home side dispatched Provincial Saavedra with a 3-1 that sounds more comfortable than it was over the ninety minutes. Two teams with identical line-ups, both balanced in their approach, but it was the home side’s attacking precision that made the difference. Sasha Barbieri opened the scoring and sealed the win with an assist that came at a point when Provincial were trying to respond. At 22, the right-sided midfielder already shows the calm of someone who knows when to attack and when to control the game. Olivier Pessina, a 23-year-old central midfielder, also found the net on an afternoon when Belgrano R Norte had two men in attack who gave no respite.

The visitors arrived with Pipa Loncón, that 19-year-old forward who chased the ball hungrily but ran into a well-organised defence where Stefano Resa, the centre-back from Comodoro Rivadavia and now 26, had little to do. Lauti Quintana, the 20-year-old left-back from Rosario, did his job without any scares. Saúl Beltramo scored for Provincial in an attempted comeback, but it was too late. Santi Arazandi, the home side’s 18-year-old striker, completed the scoring and confirmed that Belgrano have young goalscorers in their ranks. The visitors’ defence was outdone at key moments, although Pipa Loncón laid on an assist that almost caused more alarm in the home goal.

Belgrano R Norte consolidated their run with this result while Provincial Saavedra will need to rethink their structure. A win in which the most important thing was not the scoreline, but how the home side knew how to stay calm and execute when necessary. For ELDT, a victory to note in the weekend’s analysis.

In the last meeting between Sportivo Belgrano R Norte and Prov. Saavedra: 0 wins for Sportivo Belgrano R Norte, 1 draw and 0 for Prov. Saavedra.

• Prov. Saavedra 1-1 Sportivo Belgrano R Norte

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Sportivo Belgrano R Norte (4-4-2): Gino Bilbao, Lauti Quintana, Kiki Arrarte, Stefano Resa, Yago Zazzaroni, Gabi Castelo, Alberto Braun, Olivier Pessina, Sasha Barbieri, Santi Arazandi, Santi Yedro.

Prov. Saavedra (4-4-2): Constantino Gutiérrez, Iván Rosati, Leonel Casas, Saúl Beltramo, Joaquín Vannini, Nene Zacarías, Franco Mazur, Nicolás Greco, Yoel Arratia, Pipa Loncón, Adolfo Hoyos.

In Primera L - CABA, Sportivo Belgrano R Norte are in position 16 with 32 points; Prov. Saavedra are in position 12 with 38 points. See the full table

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Sportivo Belgrano R Norte ("Los kekes del acenso"), with 1,561 fans. Home ground: Estadio Belgrano.

Prov. Saavedra, with 1,705 fans. Home ground: Estadio Prov. Saavedra.

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