Estudiantes de florencio Varela
1 - 0El Fortín de Villa Lugano
1,414 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $1,827,500
Match report
Villa Riachuelo found their efficiency at the end of the first half and earned a tight win against a Fortín de Villa Lugano side that deserved more in open play but not on the scoresheet. Primera L Sur on this matchday 3 was decided by details: a goal from Claudio Pietrzak that was the turning point in a match where both sides went for balance, even 4-4-2 line-ups, with no tactical fireworks. The home side settled better at the start of the second half and one of those quick transitions brought the difference. Fortín went looking for an equaliser in the last thirty minutes but ran into a defence that had learned to shut up shop: Fabián Pedraza, the Patagonian centre-back of only seventeen years, showed the solidity of someone who already has an early career in higher divisions.
Cordero's solidity in midfield, that holding midfielder who more than thirty minutes into his first day years ago became the axis of the side, allowed Villa Riachuelo to maintain a secure defensive line. Down the left flank, Iturriaga battled every time Fortín tried to threaten from there; Franco Raffaeli completed a job without sparkle but effectively on the right, although he picked up a yellow. Fortín, with a front line where Wilfredo Turrini at thirty years of age remains the reference alongside Stefano Buti, created occasional openings but without the final judgement required in a match of this intensity. Ian Casal, at right-back for the visitors, ran the metres asked of him but never managed to offer enough.
This was the sort of match where the side that takes advantage of home conditions wins, plain and simple. Villa Riachuelo adapted well to a symmetrical approach and when their chance came they put it away. Fortín de Villa Lugano know that in these local competitions the margins are tight: the opponent does not hand anything to you, nor do you hand it to them, and whoever executes better takes the three points. Simple as that.
Form guide
Estudiantes de florencio Varela came in with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 1 matches.
El Fortín de Villa Lugano came in with 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 1 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last 2 meetings between Estudiantes de florencio Varela and El Fortín de Villa Lugano: 1 win for Estudiantes de florencio Varela, 0 draws and 1 for El Fortín de Villa Lugano.
- El Fortín de Villa Lugano 1-2 Estudiantes de florencio Varela
- El Fortín de Villa Lugano 1-0 Estudiantes de florencio Varela
Full Estudiantes de florencio Varela vs El Fortín de Villa Lugano head-to-head →
Line-ups
Estudiantes de florencio Varela (4-4-2): Patricio Viardot, Cristian Iturriaga, Fabián Pedraza, Fede Romano, Franco Raffaeli, Claudio Pietrzak, Jorge Cordero, Francisco Lara, Lucio Bauer, Pocho Doval, Gerardo Lazcano.
El Fortín de Villa Lugano (4-4-2): Lionel Scarpinato, Nico Ruiz, Leandro Stefani, Pepe Serrano, Ian Casal, Emiliano Spinelli, Quique Schwartzman, Antonio Bianco, Xavier Terzi, Wilfredo Turrini, Stefano Buti.
Where they stand
In Primera L - GBA Sur, Estudiantes de florencio Varela are in position 13 with 33 points; El Fortín de Villa Lugano are in position 4 with 47 points. See the full table
Other results from matchday 3
About the clubs
Estudiantes de florencio Varela, with 1,618 fans. Home ground: El árbol estadio.
El Fortín de Villa Lugano, with 1,554 fans. Home ground: Estadio El Fortín de Villa Lugano.
Coming up
Next match for Estudiantes de florencio Varela: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
Next match for El Fortín de Villa Lugano: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
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