Club Atlético Santa Rosa
4 - 2Ferro Balvanera
1,597 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $1,920,500
Match report
Pompeya left no room for doubt on matchday 9 of Primera L. The home side produced a forceful attacking display to beat Ferro Balvanera 4-2, a scoreline that could have been even more lopsided. Both teams came in with the same tactical set-up, a balanced 4-4-2, but it was the home side who read the match better from the first minute, finding space out wide and numerical superiority in midfield. Ferro tried to compete with organisation, but their defenders were left exposed too many times against the home side's quick circulation of the ball.
Luciano Werner was Ferro Balvanera's bogeyman. The left-sided midfielder for Pompeya, 30 and in the best years of his career, scored two goals and laid on an assist with a level of efficiency that speaks of a mature footballer who is sure of his decisions. His team-mate Néstor Vianello also netted twice from the half-space, constantly unsettling the visiting defence. Up front for Ferro, Gabriel Centurión pulled one back with defensive intelligence turned to attack, while Luis Fischer, the Patagonian striker aged 30, also added a goal and an involvement in the attacking flow, along with a yellow card. Salvador Zanchi shifted things from midfield with veteran nous and also saw yellow. But it was not enough: Centurión at the back and the visiting midfielders were overrun in intensity and judgement.
Pompeya take the three points from a match where the gap was no accident or whim, but the result of attacking consistency and clearer circulation. Ferro leave La Boca with unanswered questions about how to stop teams that play with such fluidity. For the home side, maintaining that level is the challenge. For Balvanera's men, tightening up at the back without losing their ideas is urgent.
Form guide
Club Atlético Santa Rosa came in with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Ferro Balvanera came in with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last 2 meetings between Club Atlético Santa Rosa and Ferro Balvanera: 1 win for Club Atlético Santa Rosa, 0 draws and 1 for Ferro Balvanera.
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Line-ups
Club Atlético Santa Rosa (4-4-2): Santi Rojo, Sergio Zapata, Adolfo Gigena, Leonardo Bonechi, Gabriel Santamaría, Luciano Werner, Gianluca Mora, Antonio Rastelli, Lito Urquiza, Gael Milán, Néstor Vianello.
Ferro Balvanera (4-4-2): Giuliano Doval, Jeremías Villegas, Hugo Montoya, Gabriel Centurion, Oliverio Scopelliti, Horacio Bonansea, Misael Arrojo, Salvador Zanchi, Tomi Cortés, Lorenzo Egea, Luis Fischer.
Where they stand
In Primera L - CABA, Club Atlético Santa Rosa are in position 5 with 42 points; Ferro Balvanera are in position 13 with 37 points. See the full table
Other results from matchday 9
- Club de Floresta Este 2-1 Deportivo Villa Crespo Veteranos
- Sportivo Flores Sur 0-1 Mitre Sport
- General Alvear de Once 2-0 Federación Constitución
- Sportivo Belgrano R Norte 1-2 Club Atlético San Silvines De Boedo
- Prov. Saavedra 3-0 Patriotas Núñez
- Unión Palermo Hollywood 1-0 Atlético Villa Devoto FC
- Reservas Boedo 1-2 N. Estrella Almagro
About the clubs
Club Atlético Santa Rosa, with 1,590 fans. Home ground: Estadio Pampero.
Ferro Balvanera, with 1,644 fans. Home ground: Estadio Balvanera.
Coming up
Next match for Club Atlético Santa Rosa: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
Next match for Ferro Balvanera: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT
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