Indep. Villa Soldati1 - 3San Cayetano FC

San Cayetano FC arrived in Villa Soldati and left with the full haul. Three goals away from home, a victory that stings because it could have been greater, and a home side that never found a way to halt the visitors' attacking pace. The 3-1 scoreline reflects fairly well how the match unfolded: two evenly matched line-ups, tactical balance on paper, but San Cayetano with more clarity at the key moments. Indep. Villa Soldati had their share of football, scoring one of the goals through Stefano Beltrame, a 29-year-old midfielder who remains effective despite his years, but they lacked the defensive consistency to back up that attacking effort.

Geremías Velasco was the man of the match. The San Cayetano forward netted two goals and showed why his rating of 8.4 puts him several rungs above in terms of performance. At 27, he knows where the goal is, and that sense of experience was felt in every move. Antonio Santoro, a centre-back of just 22, also put in a top-class display: he scored a goal and provided an assist, confirming why the statistics place him among the best in the away side. Javier Triboldi in the San Cayetano goal did just enough; his rating of 7.7 suggests he was not pushed to the limit. For Villa Soldati, Sergio Sorbi supplied an assist from midfield, but even that was not enough to avoid the shipwreck.

The match was decided early. San Cayetano did not need to play sophisticated football; they were simply more clinical in both boxes and less vulnerable at the back. Villa Soldati had their moments, but turned them into only one goal. For the hosts, this defeat in matchday 17 leaves a bitter taste that will have to be digested next week. San Cayetano, meanwhile, keep adding points and confirming that with those names in attack, any trip away becomes dangerous.

In the last meeting between Indep. Villa Soldati and San Cayetano FC: 1 win for Indep. Villa Soldati, 0 draws and 0 for San Cayetano FC.

• San Cayetano FC 2-3 Indep. Villa Soldati

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Indep. Villa Soldati (4-4-2): Maxi Khouri, Rafael Paz, Oscar Puentes, Alan Salvatierra, Alejandro Leyva, Kiki Müller, Sergio Sorbi, Stefano Beltrame, Thiago Salvatore, Marcelo Gallardo, Román Roca.

San Cayetano FC (4-4-2): Javier Triboldi, Leonel Besozzi, Antonio Santoro, Felipe Simionato, Ronaldo Macías, Leonardo Calegari, Tiago Grosso, Benicio Modarelli, Vicente Levin, Geremías Velasco, Sandro Raffaeli.

In Primera I - GBA Sur, Indep. Villa Soldati are in position 16 with 30 points; San Cayetano FC are in position 1 with 53 points. See the full table

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Indep. Villa Soldati ("El Albiazul"), with 1,508 fans. Home ground: La Villa.

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