“Luciano Cingolani booked for a foul as the game's physical edge intensified in the second half.”
“Juan Franco booked for arguing with the referee in the dying moments as frustrations boiled over after a tense finish.”
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
Deportivo Riestra
Outstanding performance
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza•MidfielderGimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza dominated the exchanges from the first whistle, racking up 529 passes at 85% accuracy compared to Riestra's scrappier 218 at 59%, but couldn't find the finishing touch despite 16 shots and two big chances created. Riestra, content to sit deep and absorb pressure, doubled down on physicality with 21 tackles to Gimnasia's 11, and even after Sabatini's 69th-minute red card for a reckless foul, they organized well enough to deny the hosts a winner. The match came alive after the break with a flurry of substitutions and bookings, including a heated exchange in stoppage time involving Juan Franco, but neither side could turn territorial or numerical advantages into goals. For Gimnasia, the result stalls momentum in a competitive mid-table zone, while Riestra will take the point as a valuable away result given they played the final 20+ minutes a man down.
How entertaining was this match?
Yellow Card - Juan Jose Franco Arrellaga
Antony AlonsoShot - Antony Alonso Right Footed Shot Goal
Antony AlonsoVAR Decision - Goal Disallowed - Antony Alonso
VAR Decision - Pending VAR - red card
Shot - Ignacio Sabatini Charparin Left Footed Shot Blocked
Ignacio SabatiniYellow CardYellow Card - Ignacio Sabatini Charparin
Shot - Matias Ezequiel Vargas Martin Right Footed Shot Saved
Offside
Offside
Shot - Matias Ezequiel Vargas Martin Right Footed Shot Post
Shot - Matias Ezequiel Vargas Martin Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Shot - Milton Aaron Celiz Right Footed Shot Saved
Luciano CingolaniYellow CardYellow Card - Luciano Cingolani
Offside
On Tomas Gonzalez，Off Miguel Agustin Graneros
Shot - Milton Aaron Celiz Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Luciano Cingolani Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Matias Ezequiel Vargas Martin Right Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Agustin Ignacio Modica Right Footed Shot Missed
Yellow Card - Agustin Ignacio Modica
Yellow Card - Pedro Ramirez
On Ignacio Sabatini Charparin，Off Nahuel Barboza
On Pedro Ramirez，Off Angel Stringa
On Matias Ezequiel Vargas Martin，Off Omar Brian Andrada
First Half Ends！0-0
Offside
Shot - Mariano Gaston Bracamonte Left Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Luciano Cingolani Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Alexander Diaz Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Agustin Ignacio Modica Head Shot Missed
Shot - Ulises Sanchez Right Footed Shot Missed
Corner
Corner
Shot - Luciano Paredes Left Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Ulises Sanchez Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Miguel Agustin Graneros Left Footed Shot Missed
Kick-off! Referee：Carlos Gariano
