Pibes Retiro3 - 0Como

Pibes Retiro left no room for doubt. On Sunday afternoon, with the stadium packed with people who had come to watch proper football, the home side laid on a display of dominance that Club de Caballito Este never managed to counter. The final 3-0 sums up superiority that was physical, tactical and mental. Both sides came out with the same idea: balance in the formation, but Pibes Retiro understood the match from the very first minute, while the visitors barely managed to keep their shape without being able to create any real danger.

The goals came from Jonathan Vacca and Nicolás Cadel, two full-backs who found space out wide and took every chance that came their way. Vacca, at 23 and with experience forged in Comodoro Rivadavia, was a constant headache down the right; Cadel, just a year younger, showed composure to finish when things got red-hot. Nazareno Haddad, the 31-year-old veteran who carries the attacking burden of the side, did not need to shout on the pitch: his presence was enough for Caballito Este to struggle to breathe. Mateo Silvestre dictated the tempo from midfield, while Tomi Arena, the 20-year-old youngster from Merlo, enjoyed a quiet afternoon in defence.

For the visitors, Fernando Casas tried to make something happen down the right but was overshadowed by the home side's intensity. Pancho Vivenzio and Yanis Boldini did what they could at the back, but with ratings below 6.5 it was not enough to stem the tide. Pibes Retiro head into matchday 6 with a convincing win that tightens up the standings. Caballito Este will need to rethink several things before the next fixture; today they simply were not up to it.

In the last 2 meetings between Pibes Retiro and Como: 0 wins for Pibes Retiro, 1 draw and 1 for Como.

• Como 2-0 Pibes Retiro
• Como 1-1 Pibes Retiro

Full Pibes Retiro vs Como head-to-head →

Pibes Retiro (4-4-2): Edgardo Ávila, Tomi Arena, Axel Saavedra, Joaquín Rosenfeld, Jonathan Vacca, Nicolás Cadel, Aaron Arichabaleta, Federico Arechabaleta, Mateo Silvestre, Nazareno Haddad, Quique Vicari.

Como (4-4-2): Cesar Lewandowski, Pancho Vivenzio, Andrés Acosta, Yanis Boldini, Pedro Bensi, Yair Klein, Ivo Allende, Ethan Montoya, Fernando Casas, Emanuel Caggiano, Miguel Bilbao.

In Primera I - GBA Sur, Pibes Retiro are in position 11 with 36 points; Como are in position 4 with 47 points. See the full table

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Pibes Retiro, with 1,426 fans. Home ground: Estadio Pibes Retiro.

Como ("Ns"), with 1,732 fans. Home ground: Estadio Caballito.

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

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