Patriotas Almagro0 - 0La cuarta

Patriotas Almagro and Argentinos de Barracas shared the points in an uneventful encounter on the first matchday of the GBA Oeste group. The 0-0 that brought the afternoon to a close reflected two teams who took to the pitch with the same idea: not to lose. Both sides lining up in 4-4-2 with a balanced mentality suggested a tight match from the outset, and that is exactly how it turned out. No goals, no great excitement, no moment that changed everything. Just survival football, where the defenders won every battle that mattered.

Mario Azpiroz, the seventeen-year-old defensive midfielder at Patriotas Almagro, was one of the few players to bring something different to the home midfield. The youngster from Misiones moved intelligently, reading the game before it happened and intercepting passes others did not see. For Argentinos de Barracas, Federico Reyes showed constant commitment on the left, although he was unable to create any real danger. Pancho Arazandi, the twenty-three-year-old visiting goalkeeper, barely had any work to do. The same was true at the other end: both shot-stoppers spent the afternoon as spectators, with neither side finding a way to break through the defensive lock. Pocho Beitia, the thirty-one-year-old veteran striker for Argentinos, received a yellow card but was never able to emerge as a genuine threat. Cristian Koch in the visiting defence and right-back Faustino Chaile performed without any trouble.

The goalless draw leaves both teams in the same position: without a win, but not defeated either. For Patriotas Almagro, it is a point that feels like too little on home soil. For Argentinos de Barracas, an away result carries a different value, although it is not what a team that comes to win is looking for either. Matchday 1, and it is already clear that this will be one of those groups where the details decide everything.

In the last 2 meetings between Patriotas Almagro and La cuarta: 1 win for Patriotas Almagro, 0 draws and 1 for La cuarta.

• La cuarta 1-4 Patriotas Almagro
• La cuarta 6-1 Patriotas Almagro

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Patriotas Almagro (4-4-2): Raúl Tamargo, Christian Bandini, Sebastian Quiroga, Valentino Hidalgo, Rodrigo Guerrero, Toño Baroli, Aaron Valentini, Mario Azpiroz, Horacio Galván, Yoel Baldelli, Elías Villegas.

La cuarta (4-4-2): Pancho Arazandi, Lalo Bastianelli, Cristian Koch, Miguel Viva, Faustino Chaile, Federico Reyes, Dylan Ruffini, Felipe Caparros, Benicio Krüger, Octavio Ponce, Pocho Beitia.

In Primera I - GBA Oeste, Patriotas Almagro are in position 7 with 43 points; La cuarta are in position 6 with 44 points. See the full table

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Patriotas Almagro, with 1,601 fans. Home ground: Estadio Patriotas Almagro.

La cuarta ("El tricolor"), with 1,670 fans. Home ground: Estadio Lautaro Chita Gallia.

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

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