SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO. Central Cordoba SdE tops Barracas Central 3-1. Central Cordoba SdE got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from R. Lopez (4′) and P. Arganaraz (86′). Barracas Central tried to recover with a goal from N. Bandiera (89′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by S. A. Martinez for Central Cordoba SdE. Barracas Central lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio Alfredo Terrera stadium in Santiago del Estero on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Diego Abal assisted by Pablo González and Maximiliano Castelli. The 4th official was Américo Monsalvo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.3 degrees Celsius or 86.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Barracas Central had a superior ball possession 60% while Central Cordoba SdE was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Central Cordoba SdE was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Central Cordoba SdE won the match​.

Central Cordoba SdE shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Barracas Central shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Central Cordoba SdE received 3 yellow cards (R. Lopez, J. Soraire and S. A. Martinez). On the other side, Barracas Central received 1 yellow card ().

Standings

After this match, Central Cordoba SdE has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the opposite side, Barracas Central stays with 0 points (26th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Central Cordoba SdE will host Lanús on the 7th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lanús (0 draws).

Barracas Central will host Godoy Cruz on the 7th of May with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Central Cordoba SdE – Formation

Central Cordoba SdE started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sergio Gabriel Rondina decided to play with the following team: Cristopher Toselli (6.1), Iván Ramírez (7.5), Fabio Pereyra (6.2), Franco Sbuttoni (6.8), Jonathan Bay (6.5), Jesús Miguel Soraire (6.4), Matías Laba (6.8), Francisco Grahl (7.1), Silvio Martínez (8.0), Claudio Riaño (7.1) and Renzo López (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Axel Pinto, Nelson Insfrán, Deian Verón, Francisco Metilli (6.4), Nahuel Banegas, Sebastián Ribas (6.7), Abel Bustos (6.7), José Leguizamón, Juan Kaprof, Pablo Argañaraz (8.3), Gonzalo Ríos and Matias Ezequiel Di Benedetto.

Central Cordoba SdE could not rely on the presence of F. Gonzalez (injured).

Substitutions

Central Cordoba SdE made 4 changes: F. Grahl for F. Gonzalez (64′), C. Riano for P. Arganaraz (74′), R. Lopez for S. Ribas (74′) and J. Soraire for A. Bustos (80′).

Best player: Pablo Argañaraz​

The most impressive player for Central Cordoba SdE was Pablo Argañaraz.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 4 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 74′.

Barracas Central – Formation

Barracas Central started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rodolfo De Paoli played with: Rodrigo Saracho (6.5), Tomas Lecanda (6.4), Dylan Glaby (5.4), Nicolás Ferreyra (7.0), Gonzalo Paz (6.2), Facundo Mater (7.4), Jonatan Blanco (6.6), Pablo Mouche (6.7), Iván Tapia (6.2), Fernando Valenzuela (6.2) and Facundo Castro (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Brian Calderara, Maximiliano Puig, Maximiliano Gagliardo, Luciano Romero (6.4), Neri Bandiera (7.6), Mauro Albertengo, Juan Ignacio Díaz, Carlos Arce, Juan Manuel Vazquez (6.8), Bruno Sepúlveda (6.8), Enzo Daniel Martínez and Valentín Viola (6.5).

Substitutions

Barracas Central made 5 changes: J. Blanco for L. Romero (46′), I. Tapia for J. Vazquez (64′), F. Castro for B. Sepulveda (64′), T. Lecanda for V. Viola (81′) and P. Mouche for N. Bandiera (82′).

Best player: Neri Bandiera​

The player that probably impressed the most for Barracas Central was Neri Bandiera.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 82′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Superliga.​

• Newell’s Old Boys – Defensa y Justicia – 1-0
• Central Cordoba SdE – Barracas Central – 3-1
• Vélez Sarsfield – Aldosivi – 2-0
• Godoy Cruz – Tigre – 1-1
• Arsenal de Sarandi – Rosario Central – 1-1