Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto vs Aldosivi 2-1

Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto came from behind to beat Aldosivi 2-1 at Antonio Candini, with Gabriel Alanis scoring the winner in the 87th minute after Ibrahim Hesar had levelled it two minutes earlier. Aldosivi led from the 68th minute through Andres Vombergar, but they could not hold on.

The first half brought no goals, and the sides went in at 0-0 after Fernando Rodríguez had already been booked for Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto in the 27th minute. Aldosivi made two changes at the break, with Matias Godoy replaced by Tomás Fernández and Nicolás Gaitán making way for Andres Vombergar.

Vombergar’s finish in the 68th minute put Aldosivi ahead after he had come off the bench at half-time. Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto turned to their bench, making three changes in the 80th minute, and one of them paid off at once. Siro Rosané, who came on in the 79th minute, set up Alanis for the decisive goal one minute after Hesar had made it 1-1. Aldosivi had also made two changes in the 65th minute, but they were unable to protect the lead.

The numbers favoured Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto. They had 52% of the possession, 344 passes to Aldosivi’s 329, 22 shots to 10, seven corners to none and 2.2 expected goals to 1.24, while the visitors still managed four shots on target to five and won the saves count 3-2. Both teams were caught offside, with Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto on two and Aldosivi on one.

Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto picked up four yellow cards through Fernando Rodríguez, Agustín Quiroga, Tomás González and Juan Antonini. Aldosivi were booked once, with Lucas Castro shown yellow in the 63rd minute before he was replaced two minutes later.