Atlético Belgrano R FC1 - 0Argentino de Chacarita

Atlético Belgrano R FC claimed a deserved win over Argentino de Chacarita in a match where both teams set out their stalls with similar formations, without any major tactical surprises. The final 1-0 reflected what was seen on the pitch: two evenly matched sides sizing each other up for ninety minutes, with the home side using their advantage as hosts to tip the balance at just the right moment. Marcos Sacchetti, the nineteen-year-old striker, settled the match and scored the goal that gave Belgrano all three points. For a youngster who arrives on Saturdays as a substitute, scoring in a match like this carries extra weight: it is not just a goal, it is a chance to be part of the picture.

Belgrano's defensive structure worked well. Mateo Godoy, the thirty-three-year-old goalkeeper with the calm gait of someone who has seen everything on the pitch, did not have to perform any heroics but stayed alert when needed. In defence, Axel Arias, the nineteen-year-old centre-back who had arrived at Belgrano barely three years earlier with almost no hope, moved with confidence. Tiago Salinas, the thirty-one-year-old veteran striker, fulfilled his role without flashes of brilliance but gave the attack solidity. At the other end, Argentino de Chacarita created chances but failed to take them. Víctor Boni, the "Boni" who arrived almost by chance more than a decade ago, could not break through the defensive line. Pipa Barrenetxea on the left tried at times to create danger from the wing, but his efforts did not become clear-cut chances.

The result, on balance, was fair given the flow of the match. Belgrano won because they made better use of the spaces and because Argentino de Chacarita could not find the finishing they needed. It was not a brilliant match from either side, nor a goal fest. It was what the formations promised: a 4-4-2 against another 4-4-2, two squads similar in structure, one taking all three points and the other leaving with nothing.

In the last meeting between Atlético Belgrano R FC and Argentino de Chacarita: 0 wins for Atlético Belgrano R FC, 0 draws and 1 for Argentino de Chacarita.

• Argentino de Chacarita 1-0 Atlético Belgrano R FC

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Atlético Belgrano R FC (4-4-2): Mateo Godoy, Mario Barbano, Axel Arias, Tobías Scopelliti, Dylan Rosenberg, Pepe Sgarbi, León Villagra, Mati Zucca, Gino Castellanos, Marcos Sacchetti, Tiago Salinas.

Argentino de Chacarita (4-4-2): Jesús Rizzo, Marcelo Marichal, Yair Romá, Facundo Rosa, Damián Verde, Pipa Barrenetxea, Coco Volpi, Adriano Montero, Leonel Solis, Walter Murat, Víctor Boni.

In Primera I - CABA, Atlético Belgrano R FC are in position 11 with 38 points; Argentino de Chacarita are in position 3 with 47 points. See the full table

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Atlético Belgrano R FC, with 1,549 fans. Home ground: Estadio Atlético Belgrano R FC.

Argentino de Chacarita, with 1,753 fans. Home ground: Estadio Argentino de Chacarita.

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