Boedo Reserves fell at home to Nueva Estrella Almagro in a fixture where both sides set out in much the same way, but the visitors made better use of their chances. The 2-1 final score sums up an afternoon short on drama, but one where efficiency ended up being the decisive factor. On matchday 9 of Primera L de CABA, the home side could not hold on to the balance they had set out from the start with their 4-4-2 formation.
Gabriel Lima opened the scoring for Boedo with a goal that gave the home side hope. The 26-year-old central midfielder, who comes from Patagonian lands where he learned his football on dirt pitches, had his moment of clarity. But Nueva Estrella Almagro replied with two goals that settled the argument. Giuliano Garrido, a 28-year-old midfielder with a rating of 7.2, scored one of them. The Corrientes native had not been among the names on the match report until he finished when it mattered most. Meanwhile, Iván Cacciatore, the visitors' right-back at just 21 years of age, was a constant presence on the right flank throughout the ninety minutes. His rating of 7.4 was justified by an attacking display that kept Boedo pinned back. Leonardo Zanchetta, the 17-year-old left-back, also put in a solid shift for the side from Bahía Blanca. Elías Bazzani, from the home midfield, tried to act as an engine for his team-mates but his efforts were not enough to change the result.
Goalkeeper Saúl Cerda of Nueva Estrella had little to do but was there when needed. Reservas Boedo ran out of ideas in the second half, unable to find a way through a visiting set-up that, although similar, was more effective in the final third. For Almagro, this away win adds to their push in the upper part of the table; for Boedo, there remains the feeling of a match that could have unfolded differently had the finishing been sharper.
Reservas Boedo came in with 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
N. Estrella Almagro came in with 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
In the last 2 meetings between Reservas Boedo and N. Estrella Almagro: 0 wins for Reservas Boedo, 1 draw and 1 for N. Estrella Almagro.
Reservas Boedo (4-4-2): Gael Conti, Fabián Nieto, Víctor Retegui, Ezequiel Vitale, Aníbal Márquez, Ian Zurita, Gabriel Lima, Elías Bazzani, Ángel Marchetti, Chacho Espinosa, Rodolfo Prieto.
N. Estrella Almagro (4-4-2): Saúl Cerda, Leonardo Zanchetta, Cristian Altuna, Horacio Saborido, Iván Cacciatore, Augusto Zurita, Horacio Negrete, Giuliano Garrido, Franco Rosa, Ignacio Sperandio, Renzo Gordon.
In Primera L - CABA, Reservas Boedo are in position 14 with 36 points; N. Estrella Almagro are in position 7 with 41 points. See the full table
Reservas Boedo, with 1,657 fans. Home ground: Estadio Reservas Boedo.
N. Estrella Almagro, with 1,655 fans. Home ground: Estadio N. Estrella Almagro.
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