“Giuliano Cerato broke the deadlock in the 13th minute after a frenetic opening phase in which Agustín Lagos had a header blocked and Nicolas Retamar's shot was saved, before Cerato capitalised to put Instituto ahead.”
Pivotal“Matías Tissera doubled Instituto's lead to 2-0 in the 55th minute after sustained pressure from a corner routine, with Leonardo Heredia's effort from a previous corner having narrowly missed before Tissera converted to put the match beyond Platense.”
Pivotal“Héctor Bobadilla pulled one back for Platense in stoppage time to make it 2-1, giving the scoreline a more competitive look but arriving far too late to threaten Instituto's victory.”
Instituto
Platense
Outstanding performance
Instituto•MidfielderInstituto were the more clinical side despite Platense edging possession, converting two of their five big chances while their opponents created none of note. Giuliano Cerato broke the deadlock early with a goal that followed a frenetic opening passage, and Matías Tissera doubled the lead from a corner routine midway through the second half to effectively end the contest. Instituto's 45 dangerous attacks to Platense's 32 told the story of a team that, despite sitting on 47% possession, consistently threatened in the final third and were ruthless when it mattered. Platense pressed high with 19 tackles and greater passing accuracy but lacked the cutting edge to truly test the Instituto backline, with their goalkeeper forced into four saves. Héctor Bobadilla's 90th-minute header gave the scoreline a more respectable look for the visitors, but Instituto's three points were never seriously threatened. The result consolidates Instituto's form heading into the second half of the Liga Profesional campaign, while Platense will rue a performance that was statistically competitive but tactically toothless in the attacking third.
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Matias Fonseca comes on for Alex Luna.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Guerra takes a header shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Nicolas Guerra takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Franco Zapiola takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Juan Carlos Gauto is substituted for Guido Mainero.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Hector Bobadilla takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Hector Bobadilla takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Nicolas Guerra replaces Matias Tissera.
Jeremías Lázaro comes on for Jhon Cordoba.
Gonzalo LencinaYellow CardGonzalo Lencina receives a yellow card.
Franco Zapiola takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Bautista Merlini takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Franco Zapiola takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jonathan Galvan takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jonathan Galvan takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Alex Luna takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Hector Bobadilla comes on for Nicolas Retamar.
Offside.
Juan Saborido takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Matias Gallardo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Franco Zapiola comes on for Ivan Gomez Romero.
Juan Saborido is substituted for Agustín Lagos.
Gonzalo Lencina is on, and Leonardo Heredia is off.
Tomas Ariel Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Matías TisseraMatias Tissera takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Matias Tissera takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
assist: Diego Sosa
Goal! Matias Tissera scores, making it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Leonardo Heredia takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Gustavo Abregu takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Bautista Merlini takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Giuliano CeratoYellow CardYellow card shown to Giuliano Cerato.
Martin Barrios takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Guido Mainero takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Diego Sosa takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Leonel MosevichYellow CardYellow card shown to Leonel Mosevich.
VAR Decision - vip_for_unknown.true
Corner awarded.
Giuliano CeratoShot! Giuliano Cerato scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Giuliano Cerato scores to make it 1-0.
Leonardo HerediaYellow CardYellow card shown to Leonardo Heredia.
Nicolas Retamar takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Agustín Lagos takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jhon Cordoba takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Luis Lobo Medina.
