A goalless draw between two sides that came not to lose. Social y Deportivo Villa Soldati and Cooperativa Abasto shared the points in a match where both balanced approaches ended up as an awkward mirror image: 4-4-2 formations, evenly matched mindsets, and in the end that feeling that neither side really went for it. The 1-1 sums up what happened on the pitch well: two goals, few emotions, and the sense that either side could have gone away with the win if they had pushed a little harder at the key moments.
Iñaki Rinaldi, the home striker aged just 18, scored for Villa Soldati and posted a 7.2 rating, which speaks of a youngster in the process of establishing himself in the top flight. Maxi Scarpinato, Cooperativa Abasto winger, 27 years old and with plenty of experience, was the man who equalised for the visitors. Both did their jobs without dazzling. At the back, Villa Soldati centre-back Benicio Avanzi, with 37 years behind him, kept putting his body on the line even if he is no longer what he was. Zacarías Villar, the 17-year-old Uruguayan centre-back, went largely unnoticed, which is in some ways a relief when it comes to such a young defender. For the visitors, Chino Turi kept things in order from midfield with the calm that experience brings at 34, while Polaco Zanchi had a lukewarm game at right-back and picked up a yellow card.
The point does not do either side much good in the battle for the upper reaches of Primera L-GBA Norte. Villa Soldati played at home without being able to make use of home advantage, something that in these leagues is often costly. Cooperativa Abasto head back home without having suffered, but without having claimed anything either. On matchday 8, draws like this hang in the air: respectable on paper, but not enough for bigger ambitions.
Paraná Club came in with 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 4 matches.
Cooperativa Abasto came in with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 4 matches.
In the last meeting between Paraná Club and Cooperativa Abasto: 0 wins for Paraná Club, 1 draw and 0 for Cooperativa Abasto.
Paraná Club (4-4-2): Hector Szymanski, Gabi Tonon, Zacarías Villar, Benicio Avanzi, Rafael Arrillaga, Fede Miranda, Mauricio Caetani, Emiliano Bugliani, Julian Santini, Iñaki Rinaldi, Ezequiel Moya.
Cooperativa Abasto (4-4-2): Theo Álvarez, Raúl Marín, Simón Bartoli, Cristian Basaldua, Polaco Zanchi, Santino Azkue, Santino Altzaga, Chino Turi, Maxi Scarpinato, Stefano Boldini, Genaro Yedlin.
In Primera L - GBA Norte, Paraná Club are in position 5 with 45 points; Cooperativa Abasto are in position 12 with 37 points. See the full table
Paraná Club ("El Celeste"), with 1,682 fans. Home ground: Dr. Carlos Federik.
Cooperativa Abasto, with 1,595 fans. Home ground: Estadio Abasto.
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