Paraná Club2 - 2FC Varela

Social y Deportivo Villa Soldati could not break the deadlock at home against Mutual Mataderos in an afternoon where both sides had clear chances to take all three points but ended up sharing the spoils. The final 2-2 neatly sums up a match that was evenly balanced tactically, where neither side managed to consistently impose its game and the goals came alternately, with nobody able to secure victory on matchday 9 of the Primera L GBA Norte.

Villa Soldati had the backing of home advantage but did not know how to make the most of it decisively. Emiliano Bugliani scored for the home side on a pitch where his team-mate Ezequiel Moya also found the net, both with a rating of 7.2 that reflected their work in attack. Mauricio Caetani provided an assist, while youngster Zacarías Villar, at just 17 years old, also featured with an assist from the back line. However, the defence was not watertight. For the visitors, Camilo Ruffini, the Brazilian left-back, scored an important goal, while Lucca Zamora, Mataderos' holding midfielder with a 7.2 rating, also got on the scoresheet. Gustavo Costa was shown a yellow card in a match where the intensity gradually increased.

The result leaves both sides dissatisfied in the table. Villa Soldati are still without a home win despite having the upper hand in chances, while Mataderos leave with the feeling of having dropped points along the way. In this division, where the margins are tight, a flat draw can weigh heavier later in the battle for the top places. For the next matchday, both will need to review what happened, because that awkward balance seen yesterday is not enough to compete seriously.

In the last meeting between Paraná Club and FC Varela: 0 wins for Paraná Club, 0 draws and 1 for FC Varela.

• FC Varela 5-1 Paraná Club

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Paraná Club (4-4-2): Hector Szymanski, Gabi Tonon, Zacarías Villar, Benicio Avanzi, Rafael Arrillaga, Fede Miranda, Mauricio Caetani, Emiliano Bugliani, Julian Santini, Iñaki Rinaldi, Ezequiel Moya.

FC Varela (4-4-2): Hernán Bilbao, Camilo Ruffini, Brian Velez, Lolo Schneider, Brian Bedialauneta, Yago Villegas, Aníbal Aboud, Lucca Zamora, Gustavo Costa, Yoel Zambrano, Nazareno Bartoli.

In Primera L - GBA Norte, Paraná Club are in position 5 with 45 points; FC Varela are in position 1 with 56 points. See the full table

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Paraná Club ("El Celeste"), with 1,670 fans. Home ground: Dr. Carlos Federik.

FC Varela, with 1,888 fans. Home ground: Bruno Joaquín Flores.

Next match for Paraná Club: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT

Next match for FC Varela: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 01:00 GMT