Club Monte Castro0 - 4Estudiantes de florencio Varela

Villa Riachuelo arrived in Monte Castro with a clear plan and carried it out without mercy. From the first half, the away side played organised football that exposed all the home side’s limitations. Monte Castro’s 4-4-2 setup was outdone by the opposition’s passing game, which made the most of the gaps with surgical precision. Four goals against is a punishment that speaks less of a defensive collapse than of the tactical inability to contain an opponent who knew where to attack and when to do it. Rafael Mira, the home attacking midfielder, tried to dart into the box but his movement was predictable. Cristian Piotrowski, the twenty-three-year-old forward, was left isolated up front with no room to breathe. Emanuel Lobos was booked for his desperation on the right flank, a sign of the disorder that took hold of Monte Castro as the minutes went by.

For the visitors, Lucio Bauer was the demolition man. The twenty-one-year-old right midfielder scored two goals and moved across the pitch with the ease of someone who knows exactly where to plant his foot. With a rating of 8.4, Bauer was Villa Riachuelo’s compass, feeding the quick transitions that tore the home defence apart. Franco Raffaeli, also a twenty-one-year-old right-back, scored another and showed why he is dangerous going forward. Claudio Pietrzak at left-back kept things in order defensively when needed. Patricio Viardot was booked but his work in goal was solid, with no major scares.

The result is emphatic but not surprising when the ratings and performances are analysed. Monte Castro played a cup final in mid-season without the tools to compete at that level. Villa Riachuelo, by contrast, showed the football of a side that understands its standing in this Primera L of the GBA Sur and knows how to amplify it. For the home side, awkward questions remain about what to do next in the table.

In the last meeting between Club Monte Castro and Estudiantes de florencio Varela: 0 wins for Club Monte Castro, 1 draw and 0 for Estudiantes de florencio Varela.

• Estudiantes de florencio Varela 0-0 Club Monte Castro

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Club Monte Castro (4-4-2): Franco Barbano, Miguel Escalante, Tincho Ávila, Adriano Giménez, Gabi Benassi, Javier Troncon, Rafael Mira, Andrés Lara, Emanuel Lobos, Yoel Pollini, Cristian Piotrowski.

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, Club Monte Castro are in position 8 with 42 points; Estudiantes de florencio Varela are in position 13 with 33 points. See the full table

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Club Monte Castro, with 1,842 fans. Home ground: Estadio Club Monte Castro.

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

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