Villa del Parque3 - 2Central de Saavedra El Barrio

Villa del Parque were more clinical when it needed to be. Central de Saavedra El Barrio arrived at the pitch in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood with the intention of competing toe to toe in CABA Primera I, and for spells of the match they managed it, but the home side made better use of their moments of attacking clarity to take a hard-fought win that could have been much more comfortable. The final 3-2 neatly sums up what happened: a match in which both teams set up in similar fashion with their 4-4-2, where nobody gave up on attacking, but where the details and efficiency ended up being decisive.

Manuel Müller was the undoubted star of the fixture. The 36-year-old striker, that veteran who comes from the south with stories laden with work and sacrifice, scored two goals and showed the hunger of someone who knows he has no endless supply of chances left. His 8.4 rating was reflected in every important action he had in attack. Zacarías Quintero backed him up from up front, keeping his shape, while at the back Pichu Michel in defence and Leonardo Montero in goal prevented Central de Saavedra from leaving with more points. For the visitors, Sebastián Escalante scored one of his goals with good judgement from the left, and Pedro Núñez also found the net, though he picked up a yellow card in the process that could affect his next appearance.

For Central de Saavedra El Barrio, there is the frustration of having competed but not been able to take anything away. The Saavedra side showed its tactical intent throughout the ninety minutes, but Villa del Parque were more accurate in execution when it really mattered. The visitors will now have to regroup on their own ground if they want to keep their hopes alive on this matchday 16. For the home side, wins like this are the ones that fuel their chances of challenging at the top of the table.

In the last 2 meetings between Villa del Parque and Central de Saavedra El Barrio: 1 win for Villa del Parque, 1 draw and 0 for Central de Saavedra El Barrio.

• Central de Saavedra El Barrio 1-2 Villa del Parque
• Central de Saavedra El Barrio 2-2 Villa del Parque

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Villa del Parque (4-4-2): Leonardo Montero, Roberto Hartmann, Sergio Huber, Pichu Michel, Thiago Zalla, Sasha Amezaga, Hector Bruschi, Luciano Del Castillo, José Brignoli, Manuel Müller, Zacarías Quintero.

Central de Saavedra El Barrio (4-4-2): Emanuel Riquelme, Santino Ruiz, José Rastelli, Uriel Pizarro, Lolo Riccardi, Sebastian Escalante, Maxi Gaitán, Geremías Olivera, Pedro Núñez, Maicol Schmidt, Nene Areta.

In Primera I - CABA, Villa del Parque are in position 6 with 44 points; Central de Saavedra El Barrio are in position 13 with 34 points. See the full table

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Villa del Parque ("parque"), with 1,553 fans. Home ground: Estadio Parque monumental.

Central de Saavedra El Barrio, with 1,604 fans. Home ground: Estadio Central de Saavedra El Barrio.

Next match for Villa del Parque: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT

Next match for Central de Saavedra El Barrio: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT