Ferro Balvanera took a deserved win against Nueva Estrella Almagro at the Caballito pitch, in a tight match where both sides went after their own game plans with similar set-ups, but where home efficiency ultimately carried more weight. The 1-0 in favour of the home side came through Lorenzo Egea, who scored the only goal of the afternoon in a fixture where the Primera L of CABA was reflected in this kind of encounter: with little to shout about, but with its spaces clearly defined.
Both sides' 4-4-2s produced a balanced match where Ferro found its passes down the left flank through Jeremías Villegas, the 32-year-old full-back from Mendoza who learned to score goals from strange positions. Misael Arrojo, the 19-year-old midfielder who came through Tigre, had good moments to control the tempo when the ball came to his feet. Hugo Montoya, the youngest central defender in the team at just 19 and raised in Comodvancio Rivadavia, picked up a yellow card in his defensive work but did his job without allowing Nueva Estrella to create any real danger. For the visitors, Leonardo Zanchetta, the 17-year-old left-back from Mendoza, also saw yellow and was the one who fought hardest to contain the home pressure, while Horacio Saborido, the 34-year-old Chilean centre-back with plenty of experience, tried to shut down spaces as part of the craft he has honed over the years.
Nueva Estrella Almagro leave empty-handed from a match where their full-backs Iván Cacciatore and Zanchetta had to work harder in defence than going forward. Ferro add points to the table and keep their form going near the top of the Primera L in Buenos Aires, while the away side will have to keep searching for consistency in a season where the details remain decisive.
Ferro Balvanera came in with 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
N. Estrella Almagro came in with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between Ferro Balvanera and N. Estrella Almagro: 1 win for Ferro Balvanera, 1 draw and 0 for N. Estrella Almagro.
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.
N. Estrella Almagro (4-4-2): Saúl Cerda, Leonardo Zanchetta, Cristian Altuna, Horacio Saborido, Iván Cacciatore, Augusto Zurita, Horacio Negrete, Giuliano Garrido, Franco Rosa, Ignacio Sperandio, Renzo Gordon.
In Primera L - CABA, Ferro Balvanera are in position 13 with 37 points; N. Estrella Almagro are in position 7 with 41 points. See the full table
Ferro Balvanera, with 1,644 fans. Home ground: Estadio Balvanera.
N. Estrella Almagro, with 1,655 fans. Home ground: Estadio N. Estrella Almagro.
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