“Jeremías Lucco opens the scoring after Defensa y Justicia had already tested the San Lorenzo defense twice in the build-up, finishing off a move started by Maximiliano Porcel.”
Pivotal“Right on the stroke of halftime, Hector Martinez doubles the lead after David Barbona's initial effort was off target, finishing the rebound to make it 2-0.”
Pivotal
Defensa y Justicia
San Lorenzo
Outstanding performance
Defensa y Justicia•MidfielderDefensa y Justicia did the bulk of their damage inside the first 45 minutes, breaking the deadlock through Jeremías Lucco before a stoppage-time double from Hector Martinez and David Barbona turned a tight contest into a rout by the break. San Lorenzo actually dominated territorially in the second half, racking up 76 dangerous attacks to Defensa's 38 and piling on eight corners to three, but they could never find a way past a Defensa defense that recorded five saves and snuffed out anything genuinely threatening. The numbers tell a story of clinical efficiency over control for the home side - fewer dangerous attacks, fewer corners, but three big chances created and three goals scored from them, while San Lorenzo's territorial dominance produced nothing. For San Lorenzo, this result piles pressure on a side already struggling for form, while Defensa y Justicia's quickfire finish before halftime proved the difference-maker in a match that could have been much tighter.
How entertaining was this match?
Rodrigo Auzmendi attempts a header but misses the shot.
Rodrigo Auzmendi attempts a header, but the shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jeremias Lucco takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Matias Reali's right-footed shot is blocked.
Agustin Hausch comes on for Leandro Miguel Fernandez.
On comes Julian Alejo Lopez, off goes Maximiliano Porcel.
Rodrigo Auzmendi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Domingo Blanco takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Yellow card shown to Juan Pablo Alvarez.
Tiziano Perrotta takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Jeremias Lucco takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Facundo Gulli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Juan Pablo Alvarez comes on for Guzman Corujo.
Leandro Miguel Fernandez takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Leandro Miguel Fernandez attempts a left-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card issued to Damian Fernandez.
Yellow card shown to Gustavo Del Prete.
Gustavo Del Prete takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Teo Rodriguez Pagano comes on for Mathias de Ritis.
Corner awarded.
Rodrigo Auzmendi takes a shot with his head, but it is saved.
Domingo Blanco replaces David Barbona.
Tiziano Perrotta replaces Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire.
Corner awarded.
Facundo Gulli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Facundo Gulli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Hector Martinez receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Gustavo Del Prete comes on for Nicolas Tripichio.
Facundo Gulli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Leandro Miguel Fernandez takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Alexis CuelloMatias Reali is on, and Alexis Ricardo Cuello is off.
Facundo Gulli replaces Ignacio Perruzzi.
David BarbonaDavid Barbona takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
First half ends with the score at 3-0.
assist: Maximiliano Porcel
Goal! David Barbona scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Maximiliano Porcel.
Hector Martinez takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Hector Martinez takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
David Barbona takes a right-footed shot but misses.
assist: David Barbona
Goal! Hector Martinez scores to make it 2-0, assisted by David Barbona.
Corner awarded.
Facundo Farias takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Alexis CuelloYellow CardYellow card issued to Alexis Ricardo Cuello.
Rodrigo Auzmendi takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Facundo Farias takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Facundo Farias takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alexis CuelloShot by Alexis Ricardo Cuello with his left foot misses the target.
Maximiliano Porcel takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot by Mauricio Cardillo with his right foot is saved.
Facundo Farias takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Demian Dominguez comes on for Fernando Aurelio Roman Villalba.
Leandro Miguel Fernandez takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Leandro Miguel Fernandez takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Facundo Farias takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Jeremías LuccoShot by Jeremias Lucco with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: Maximiliano Porcel
Goal! Jeremias Lucco scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Maximiliano Porcel.
Alejo Cordoba takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Maximiliano Porcel takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Juan Manuel Gutierrez Freire takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Rodrigo Auzmendi takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot by Ignacio Perruzzi with his right foot, but it's saved.
David Barbona takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Luis Lobo Medina.
