San Cayetano FC
1 - 0corcho junior
1,506 fans in the stadium · gate receipts: $1,903,500
Match report
San Cayetano FC took a win that hurts less for the scoreline than for the way it was put together. On the pitch in Primera I - GBA Sur, the home side beat El Porvenir de Montserrat 1-0 in a matchday where both squads played with similar formations and balanced mentalities, which produced a tight game, with no space, where whoever made the first mistake could lose. Leonardo Calegari, the thirty-year-old left-back who arrived in this area almost by chance after a fine showing in a friendly, was the man who settled the story with his goal. For a defender of his age and pedigree, scoring is always a welcome surprise, a nod from football that rewards patience and consistency.
San Cayetano FC's defence held firm throughout the ninety minutes. Antonio Santoro, the twenty-two-year-old centre-back from Comodoro Rivadavia, picked up a yellow card but carried out his role without any alarm. Alongside Felipe Simionato, another twenty-three-year-old centre-back, they formed a line that El Porvenir could not breach beyond the goal that never came. Tiago Grosso in midfield and Ronaldo Macías at right-back completed a block that prioritised containment over pace. On the visitors' side, Jonathan Vita and Genaro Zielinski worked tirelessly down the flanks, but they lacked the attacking volume to truly trouble them. Genaro Padín, the twenty-three-year-old striker who arrived at El Porvenir almost by default years ago, did not find the spaces he needed.
El Porvenir leaves the pitch wondering how it did not at least take a draw from a match where it was very much in the game. San Cayetano, by contrast, picks up three points on matchday ten of a campaign where these fair, unflashy wins are the ones that lay the foundations for qualification. A result that is modest in aesthetic terms, but bigger in what matters in the table.
Form guide
San Cayetano FC came in with 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
corcho junior came in with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Head-to-head
In the last meeting between San Cayetano FC and corcho junior: 0 wins for San Cayetano FC, 0 draws and 1 for corcho junior.
Line-ups
San Cayetano FC (4-4-2): Javier Triboldi, Leonel Besozzi, Antonio Santoro, Felipe Simionato, Ronaldo Macías, Leonardo Calegari, Tiago Grosso, Benicio Modarelli, Vicente Levin, Geremías Velasco, Sandro Raffaeli.
corcho junior (4-4-2): Adolfo Massa, Jonathan Vita, Ramon Varese, Francisco Arena, Genaro Zielinski, Hector Greco, Elías Tagle, Renzo Ramos, Calleo Tognoli, Mateo Barrios, Genaro Padín.
Where they stand
In Primera I - GBA Sur, San Cayetano FC are in position 1 with 53 points; corcho junior are in position 2 with 50 points. See the full table
Other results from matchday 10
- Intercontinental Series 1-1 Def. Agronomía Centro
- Como 2-1 C. y Barrio Parque Centenario
- Deportivo Mataderos Veteranos 3-1 Monte grande FC
- Pibes Retiro 1-1 Cooperativa San Telmo
- Sociedad Villa Lugano 3-1 Círculo Parque Avellaneda
- Tandilocuentes Unidos 0-0 Juventud La Boca
- Indep. Villa Soldati 0-2 Estrella Villa Riachuelo
About the clubs
San Cayetano FC ("El Club de los Trabajadores"), with 1,624 fans. Home ground: Estadio El Santuario.
corcho junior, with 1,507 fans. Home ground: Estadio El Porvenir.
Coming up
Next match for San Cayetano FC: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:30 GMT
Next match for corcho junior: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT
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