Ferro Constitución0 - 0Federación Mataderos

Ferro and Federación Mataderos shared the spoils in a match where sterility was the clear headline act. The goalless draw on matchday 16 of Primera I GBA Norte left both sides with the feeling that something had been left behind, although neither dared to take too many risks. Both teams came out with identical line-ups, two banks of four and balanced approaches that cancelled each other out from the first minute. It was a cautious game, where the fear of making mistakes weighed more heavily than the ambition to win it.

Máximo Gauto, Ferro’s goalkeeper who has spent years building his story at the club after that chance that arrived almost by accident, did not have much to do. The same happened to Vito Visini, Federación Mataderos’ experienced last line of defence, who was attentive this Saturday but never truly tested. The central midfielders Yamil Trevisan, in the home side’s engine room, and Francisco Juárez, from the visitors, controlled the game without either managing to set a tempo that would break the monotony. Beto Garay, the central defender of just eighteen years old who plays for Ferro, went unnoticed in a defence that worked more through temperament than necessity. Marcos Barrenechea, on the Mataderos side, did not find the spaces he was looking for on the right flank.

The 0-0 has different readings depending on which side you look at. For Ferro, a point rescued at home that the visitors took away without too much suffering. For Federación Mataderos, a respectable result away from home but one that leaves the feeling they could have taken something more had they been a bit bolder. It was the classic match where both sides preferred not to lose rather than try to win, a calculation that in local league football is often sensible but rarely memorable.

In the last 2 meetings between Ferro Constitución and Federación Mataderos: 0 wins for Ferro Constitución, 1 draw and 1 for Federación Mataderos.

• Ferro Constitución 1-1 Federación Mataderos
• Federación Mataderos 2-1 Ferro Constitución

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Ferro Constitución (4-4-2): Máximo Gauto, Levi Arroyo, Beto Garay, Lionel Lugones, Misael Anzorena, José Santi, Yamil Trevisan, Gregorio Fermín, Román Echeverría, Matías Quiroga, Benjamín Negrete.

Federación Mataderos (4-4-2): Vito Visini, David Baragiola, Emanuel Karam, Chino Villa, Walter Bernardini, Marcos Spada, Francisco Juárez, Máximo Medero, Marcos Barrenechea, Joaco Peralta, Lucio Rebollo.

In Primera I - GBA Norte, Ferro Constitución are in position 3 with 47 points; Federación Mataderos are in position 9 with 40 points. See the full table

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Ferro Constitución, with 1,503 fans. Home ground: Estadio Ferro Constitución.

Federación Mataderos, with 1,575 fans. Home ground: Estadio Federación Mataderos.

Next match for Ferro Constitución: vs su proximo rival — Sunday 1 November at 00:45 GMT

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