Liga Balvanera1 - 1Argentinos de Recoleta

Liga Balvanera and Argentinos de Recoleta shared the points in a fixture where both balanced approaches prevented either side from taking the win. The 1-1 was a fair reflection of what happened on the pitch: two teams that respected each other, studied each other, and ended up settling for not losing. The 4-4-2 formation was the choice of both managers, which guaranteed there would be no tactical surprises, just a rather tight battle in the middle of the pitch.

Pedro Santos was the man who put the home side ahead at their stadium. The 31-year-old Argentine midfielder, with a rating of 7.2, showed that at that age he still has the resources to make things happen in attack. Cataldo Cerda, the 23-year-old centre-back whose rating dropped to 6.5, helped in that goal with an assist that left the Liga Balvanera side close to victory. At the other end, Tito Basili answered for Argentinos de Recoleta with a goal that ensured the visitors did not leave empty-handed. The Patagonian striker, also with 6.9 in his performance, was not a standout figure but did his job when it mattered. Xavier Murat, the veteran 35-year-old goalkeeper who holds up Argentinos with the security that experience brings, had to step in when needed, although the 7.0 rating suggests the defence worked compactly to leave very little space.

What became clear is that Liga Balvanera could have won, but Argentinos de Recoleta did not allow things to slip away. In this division, when you are away from home and come away with a point, you usually have to be satisfied. For the home side, the draw leaves a sense of a missed opportunity, although it cannot be said to have been a poor performance. Matchday five of Primera I de CABA was, simply, a close fixture where the football was merely decent and the emotions were modest.

In the last meeting between Liga Balvanera and Argentinos de Recoleta: 0 wins for Liga Balvanera, 1 draw and 0 for Argentinos de Recoleta.

• Argentinos de Recoleta 1-1 Liga Balvanera

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Liga Balvanera (4-4-2): Tincho Barrios, Valentino Nowicki, Leandro Rebollo, Cataldo Cerda, Constantino Tassinari, Pancho Mazza, Hector Sayago, Pedro Santos, Gino Lima, Julian Jaramillo, Benicio Bertolino.

Argentinos de Recoleta (4-4-2): Xavier Murat, Oscar Bandini, Agustín Riquelme, Sebastian Doval, Maxi Volpi, Mauro Rossini, Olivier Zunino, Néstor Massa, Franco Sotelo, Bauti Cantero, Tito Basili.

In Primera I - CABA, Liga Balvanera are in position 1 with 54 points; Argentinos de Recoleta are in position 12 with 37 points. See the full table

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Liga Balvanera, with 1,658 fans. Home ground: Estadio Liga Balvanera.

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