“Luciano Cingolani, already booked for a foul six minutes earlier, was cautioned again for dissent — a yellow card for argument that removed him from the contest and left his side a man short in midfield for the crucial closing stages.”
“Four minutes from time, substitute Blas Armoa's introduction coincided with a San Lorenzo corner. From the resulting set piece, Gregorio Rodríguez delivered the assist and Rodrigo Auzmendi met it to send the ball into the net — a goal that broke Gimnasia's resistance and sealed all three points.”
Pivotal
San Lorenzo
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
Outstanding performance
San Lorenzo•DefenderSan Lorenzo ground out a narrow but crucial 1-0 victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza on Tuesday night, with Rodrigo Auzmendi's 86th-minute header from a Gregorio Rodríguez assist proving the solitary difference between the two sides. The match was a study in patience and attrition — the stats tell the story of two evenly matched teams, with possession split almost exactly 50-50 and both sides registering 13 shots apiece. Where San Lorenzo edged it was in the quality of their opportunities: five shots on target to Gimnasia's three, and two big chances created to their opponents' none, with Alexis Ricardo Cuello twice going close from the right before Auzmendi finally broke the deadlock. The victory will be significant for San Lorenzo's title race ambitions — the titleRace pre-match context rated at a perfect 10 — and Ariel Holan's side will have been relieved to avoid dropping points against a side sitting lower in the table. For Gimnasia, another narrow defeat leaves them with uncomfortable questions about their ability to convert competitive performances into results.
How entertaining was this match?
Shot - Facundo Lencioni Left Footed Shot Missed
Offside
Shot - Ulises Sanchez Right Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Alexis CuelloShot - Alexis Ricardo Cuello Left Footed Shot Blocked
Alexis CuelloShot - Alexis Ricardo Cuello Left Footed Shot Blocked
Offside
On Guzman Corujo，Off Ezequiel Herrera
Rodrigo AuzmendiShot - Rodrigo Auzmendi Right Footed Shot Goal
assist: Gregorio Rodríguez
Goal - Rodrigo Auzmendi 1-0，Assist：Gregorio Rodriguez
Facundo LencioniYellow CardYellow Card - Facundo Lencioni
On Blas Armoa，Off Esteban Fernandez
Corner
Shot - Rodrigo Auzmendi Right Footed Shot Saved
VAR Decision - vip_for_unknown.true
Corner
Offside
Shot - Facundo Lencioni Left Footed Shot Missed
Alexis CuelloShot - Alexis Ricardo Cuello Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Alexis Ricardo Cuello Right Footed Shot Missed
Yellow Card - Luciano Cingolani
On Ulises Sanchez，Off Julian Ceballos
On Luciano Cingolani，Off Ignacio Sabatini Charparin
On Valentino Simoni，Off Agustin Ignacio Modica
Julián CeballosYellow CardYellow Card - Julian Ceballos
Shot - Agustin Ignacio Modica Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Shot - Lautaro Carrera Head Shot Blocked
Corner
Shot - Facundo Lencioni Left Footed Shot Blocked
On Gregorio Rodriguez，Off Agustin Ladstatter
Shot - Rodrigo Auzmendi Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Rodrigo Auzmendi Left Footed Shot Missed
Offside
Corner
Corner
Shot - Franco Lorenzon Right Footed Shot Saved
Matías RecaldeYellow CardYellow Card - Matias Recalde
Shot - Facundo Lencioni Head Shot Missed
Shot - Agustin Ignacio Modica Right Footed Shot Blocked
On Juan Rattalino，Off Gonzalo Alassia
On Lautaro Carrera，Off Diego Mondino
On Nahuel Barrios，Off Facundo Gulli
First Half Ends！0-0
Shot - Agustin Ladstatter Left Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Shot - Fermin Antonini Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
Corner
Corner
Shot - Agustin Ladstatter Left Footed Shot Saved
Alexis CuelloShot - Alexis Ricardo Cuello Right Footed Shot Missed
Shot - Julian Ceballos Right Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Matias Recalde Left Footed Shot Saved
Kick-off! Referee：Echenique Fernando
San Lorenzo open their 2nd Phase campaign at home needing points urgently, but face a Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza side riding high after a winning start. With San Lorenzo yet to score a point in this phase and Gimnasia brimming with confidence, Tuesday night at the Nuevo Gasómetro promises a tense battle.
