La cuarta2 - 2Ferro Pompeya

Argentinos de Barracas and Ferro Pompeya shared the points in a match that had everything needed to be remembered: goals, tempo and the sort of draw that leaves both sides feeling they could have won. Barracas' pitch witnessed a game in which both 4-4-2s sought the same thing from the outset, without any great tactical surprises but with enough circulation to create chances. Two goals apiece in the end: a fair result for those who dared to play.

Pocho Beitia opened the scoring for the home side with a goal that sums up his career: no showmanship, just the efficiency of someone who knows where to be. At 31, the Argentine striker continues to find space in the box when least expected. Ferro responded quickly. Cris Viardot, the 32-year-old attacking midfielder who arrived at Ferro almost by chance a decade ago, scored one that allowed the visitors to draw level. Alexis Romagnoli, the Merlo winger who knows the route through the southern neighbourhoods well, also scored for the Caballito side. Dylan Ruffini, the barely 19-year-old Brazilian defensive midfielder who carries the battered boots of his childhood in Recife, scored Argentinos' second in a desperate search for victory. In defence, Tito Ibarra and Chacho Bernardi had to remain constantly alert; the Argentine centre-back was booked for his defensive work, while the Paraguayan midfielder supplied an assist in the build-up. The match was decided in the details, not by dominance.

For Ferro, the point away from home has value but leaves a sense of a missed opportunity. Argentinos continue to rack up draws which, at this stage of matchday 8, are beginning to cause concern. Both needed to win.

In the last meeting between La cuarta and Ferro Pompeya: 1 win for La cuarta, 0 draws and 0 for Ferro Pompeya.

• Ferro Pompeya 1-2 La cuarta

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La cuarta (4-4-2): Pancho Arazandi, Lalo Bastianelli, Cristian Koch, Miguel Viva, Faustino Chaile, Federico Reyes, Dylan Ruffini, Felipe Caparros, Benicio Krüger, Octavio Ponce, Pocho Beitia.

Ferro Pompeya (4-4-2): Joaco Rondinelli, Bastian Rojo, Lautaro Kaczmarek, Tito Ibarra, Wilfredo Vitale, Alexis Romagnoli, Chacho Bernardi, Ezequiel Guerra, Giuliano Montañez, Cris Viardot, Marcelo Baldelli.

In Primera I - GBA Oeste, La cuarta are in position 6 with 44 points; Ferro Pompeya are in position 16 with 29 points. See the full table

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La cuarta ("El tricolor"), with 1,670 fans. Home ground: Estadio Lautaro Chita Gallia.

Ferro Pompeya, with 1,475 fans. Home ground: Estadio Ferro Pompeya.

Next match for La cuarta: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT

Next match for Ferro Pompeya: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT