Temperley showed no mercy at Nottingham. Away from home and with both sides set up in a balanced 4-4-2, Merlo's men made the most of their attacking strengths to demolish a home side that never found any answers. The final 3-1 is the exact snapshot of what happened: one team that knew how to find the depth and another that fell apart defensively when it mattered most. Nottingham leaned on the goal from Indio Brunelli, that midfielder who came out of football in La Plata and scored with the precision of a man who knows the trade. But it was only a mirage. Temperley arrived whenever they wanted, and Cayetano Tellini, the eighteen-year-old youngster who still wears the boots handed down by his cousin, scored twice with the cold blood of someone unafraid. It is no coincidence: with a rating of 8.4, Tellini was the outstanding player of the match, decisive in every one of his appearances down the right.
Aníbal Bellandi scored for Temperley and David Ruffini, the experienced 34-year-old veteran, laid on two assists with the wisdom of someone who has been around the game for years. The left-back born in Merlo struck at the right moment, when Nottingham was already beginning to give way. Ruffini, that forward who was brought up amid the dockside hard graft of Bahía Blanca, knew how to read the match. Jorge Battaglia responded on the pitch for the home side with an assist and a yellow card that sums up his efforts with not much return. The Merlo-born midfielder who learned from the forge and the lower divisions did what he could, but he lacked support.
Temperley were superior in their attacking build-up. Darío Salvi, the right-back who recovered from a fracture at seventeen, completed the defensive work without allowing any breakaways. The visiting side took advantage of its space, executed well in the final third and left with a victory that sums up this opening matchday: Nottingham at home could not withstand the tempo that Temperley imposed from the first half.
In the last meeting between Nottingham Miedo and Club Temperley FC: 0 wins for Nottingham Miedo, 1 draw and 0 for Club Temperley FC.
Nottingham Miedo (4-4-2): Axel Boscolo, Simón Tello, Tito Nowicki, Maxi Curi, Chacho Padín, Santi Zelaya, Jorge Battaglia, Leonel Beltrame, Indio Brunelli, Renzo Sosa, Rafael Berasaluce.
Club Temperley FC (4-4-2): Bautista Tagliani, Aníbal Bellandi, Edu Spinetta, Damian Karam, Darío Salvi, Bautista Tognola, Coco Heredia, Nene Aguilar, Cayetano Tellini, David Ruffini, Cacho Lorca.
In Primera G - GBA Norte, Nottingham Miedo are in position 13 with 33 points; Club Temperley FC are in position 6 with 43 points. See the full table
Nottingham Miedo, founded in 1947, from the San Martin neighbourhood, with 683 fans. Home ground: SS Stadium.
Club Temperley FC, founded in 1912, from the Temperley neighbourhood, with 603 fans. Home ground: Estadio Club Temperley FC.
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