Equipo de Mi Hijo took a victory of the kind that hurts the rival right in the chest because it was fair, tight, with no room for complaints. Two-one over Unión Penosa on the second matchday of Primera G, at home, with a back four and four midfielders that never really broke apart. The visitors came with the same setup, the same idea of keeping balance, but they lacked that extra something in the final stretch to turn round a result that slipped through their fingers.
Toño Calegari, the Tandil-born striker aged twenty-six, scored one of those goals that make the difference in tight matches. With a rating of 7.2, he was not the best on the pitch but he was the most effective when it came to what mattered. For Equipo de Mi Hijo, Yago Greenberg on the left wing (30 years old, 7.7) moved with the ease of someone who knows every corner of his own ground, while Cataldo Romano at left-back (27 years old, 7.6) put in a containment job that went largely unnoticed but was vital. Franco Domínguez in the centre of defence kept the line intact, and Omar Jara on the right, the Paraguayan only twenty-one, ran tirelessly.
For Unión Penosa, Pedro Aristondo led them forward with a goal that marked an era in the life of a veteran. At thirty-eight, the Argentine centre-back is still that reader of the game who came to Unión Penosa decades ago. But on this afternoon it was not enough to get the result. Equipo de Mi Hijo defended with judgement, attacked without panic, and took the three points in a match that could have gone either way but in the end belonged to the side that gave away the least.
Equipo de Mi Hijo came in with 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 1 matches.
Unión Penosa came in with 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 1 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between Equipo de Mi Hijo and Unión Penosa: 1 win for Equipo de Mi Hijo, 1 draw and 0 for Unión Penosa.
Equipo de Mi Hijo (4-4-2): Jesús Tannous, Cataldo Romano, Franco Domínguez, Mati Toledo, Lolo Luna, Yago Greenberg, Lucas Peñalva, Valentín Anitua, Omar Jara, Toño Calegari, Nano Cano.
Unión Penosa (4-4-2): Agus Altzaga, Martín Muñoz, Pedro Aristondo, Enzo Anitua, Santino Godoy, Franco Etcheverry, Elián Aguilar, Tadeo Bettini, Vito Aramendia, Edu Silvestre, Sergio Schroeder.
In Primera G - CABA, Equipo de Mi Hijo are in position 2 with 54 points; Unión Penosa are in position 6 with 40 points. See the full table
Equipo de Mi Hijo, founded in 1952, from the Villa Crespo neighbourhood, with 689 fans. Home ground: Estadio Equipo de Mi Hijo.
Unión Penosa, founded in 1923, from the Villa Crespo neighbourhood, with 544 fans. Home ground: Estadio Unión Penosa.
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