AC Parque Avellaneda1 - 1Estudiantes de florencio Varela

At Parque Avellaneda stadium, on a grey Sunday in Primera L of GBA Sur, the home side and Social y Deportivo Villa Riachuelo shared the points in a match where both 4-4-2 shapes went in search of balance, and in the end that balance held sway. The 1-1 was a fair reflection of two teams that found no major differences, though they did produce moments of individual quality that spared each side from defeat. With both camps set on a balanced mindset, matchday 19 unfolded in predictable fashion, with mistakes punished but not decisively.

Parque Avellaneda had in Tito Vivaldi a key figure in attack. The 20-year-old Bahía Blanca right-back, that youngster who arrived at the club almost by chance after a friendly in which he simply would not lose the ball, found space down the right flank and it was he who opened the scoring for the home side in the first half. His goal was the reward for a constant attacking intent, as he looked to get past his man with regularity. Eric Valenzuela, the 23-year-old winger with that history of trials and rejections that eventually brought him to Mendoza years ago, played a vital role in the assist. Parque Avellaneda’s right-sided link-up produced the home side’s only goal of the afternoon, the result of simple but effective play on that flank.

Villa Riachuelo refused to give in. Franco Raffaeli, the 21-year-old right-back raised in Tigre amid ball work with his electrician father, replied with the equaliser. The youngster arrived at La Paternal with academy pedigree after playing fourth-division friendlies, and against Parque Avellaneda he showed he is ready to compete at this level. His goal allowed the visitors to keep the game level, while in midfield Francisco Lara and Jorge Cordero kept the ball moving with the calm of men doing their job without fuss. Lara, the 26-year-old centre-half for the Riachuelo side and with Patagonian experience, was the one who orchestrated much of the visitors’ play.

At the back, Edgardo Bonaccorsi for Parque Avellaneda and Fabián Pedraza for Villa Riachuelo carried the burden of responsibility. Bonaccorsi, the 26-year-old from Comodoro Rivadavia who arrived by chance at sixteen after a friendly, marked his zone with experience. Pedraza, only 17 but with a 7.2 rating, showed a remarkable composure for his age in the visitors’ defence, as though he already knew the trade. Patricio Viardot in the Villa Riachuelo goal had work to do, though nothing decisive. His yellow card came at a moment when he had to keep his emotions in check.

The final result keeps both sides’ hopes alive. Parque Avellaneda add to their tally at home, something important in this Primera L Sur, while Villa Riachuelo go away with a point that keeps them in the hunt. It was a match where balance prevailed, where both teams’ 4-4-2s produced no notable tactical differences, and where individual goals were enough to settle a fair draw in the table.

In the last meeting between AC Parque Avellaneda and Estudiantes de florencio Varela: 0 wins for AC Parque Avellaneda, 0 draws and 1 for Estudiantes de florencio Varela.

• Estudiantes de florencio Varela 1-0 AC Parque Avellaneda

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AC Parque Avellaneda (4-4-2): Agus Bonomi, Pocho Bruschi, Edgardo Bonaccorsi, Valentín Bianco, Tito Vivaldi, Leandro Elizalde, Luciano Bonechi, Lito Wisniewski, Eric Valenzuela, Julián Spadafora, Adriano Navarro.

Estudiantes de florencio Varela (4-4-2): Patricio Viardot, Cristian Iturriaga, Fabián Pedraza, Fede Romano, Franco Raffaeli, Claudio Pietrzak, Jorge Cordero, Francisco Lara, Lucio Bauer, Pocho Doval, Gerardo Lazcano.

In Primera L - GBA Sur, AC Parque Avellaneda are in position 12 with 34 points; Estudiantes de florencio Varela are in position 13 with 33 points. See the full table

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AC Parque Avellaneda, with 1,570 fans. Home ground: Estadio P.Avellaneda.

Estudiantes de florencio Varela, with 1,618 fans. Home ground: El árbol estadio.

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