Defensores de Retiro Centro earned a narrow but deserved victory away at Independiente Parque Centenario’s pitch in the tenth matchday of Primera L-GBA Norte. The score finished 2-1 to the visitors, in a match where both sides fielded similar formations but it was the away side who made the most of their chances. Independiente Parque Centenario were not bad, but they made specific mistakes that Defensa punished without mercy.
Eric Trapani, the home side’s left winger, scored the home goal with a fine individual display that was not enough to turn the result around. The youngster from Comodoro Rivadavia, just twenty years old, showed drive and good judgement, although he ended up booked. But the visitors were more clinical. Zacarías Velez, Defensa’s right-back, was the undisputed standout: he scored one goal and provided an assist, showing that at twenty-two he already has tactical clarity in both phases of the game. Salvador Aramendia, a left-sided midfielder with a background in Resistencia, also got on the scoresheet, while Manuel Prieto, the thirty-one-year-old veteran who arrived at Retiro Centro almost purely through contacts years ago, orchestrated the game from the right side of midfield. Hernán Grilli, the twenty-nine-year-old left-back, kept his defensive composure. Santi Olivares, the sixteen-year-old youth striker born in Tigre, barely featured in Defensa’s attacking moves.
The Parque Centenario side were left rueing their failure to make home advantage count. It was not a demolition job, but it was an opponent who knew how to shut the lines when needed and punish in transition. For the home side there is frustration at how the match unfolded; for Defensa Retiro Centro, three points that keep them in the hunt.
Indep. Parque Centenario came in with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Club atlético retiro de santa fe came in with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between Indep. Parque Centenario and Club atlético retiro de santa fe: 0 wins for Indep. Parque Centenario, 1 draw and 1 for Club atlético retiro de santa fe.
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Indep. Parque Centenario (4-4-2): Gabi Benevento, Ethan Argento, Claudio Spada, Ismael Kowalczyk, Kevin Zambrano, Eric Trapani, Christian Zimmermann, Víctor Barba, Edgardo Arrarte, Giuliano Bustinza, Santino Bressan.
Club atlético retiro de santa fe (4-4-2): Juan Mazza, Hernán Grilli, Bautista Arcuri, Alejandro Gándara, Zacarías Velez, Salvador Aramendia, Damián Vitale, Cesar Olivares, Manuel Prieto, Santi Olivares, Lito Valencia.
In Primera L - GBA Norte, Indep. Parque Centenario are in position 6 with 43 points; Club atlético retiro de santa fe are in position 8 with 42 points. See the full table
Indep. Parque Centenario, with 1,679 fans. Home ground: Estadio Indep. Parque Centenario.
Club atlético retiro de santa fe ("El retira grandes."), with 1,640 fans. Home ground: Monumental de santa fe.
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