The encounter in round 3 took place at the Tito Tomaghello Stadium and resulted in a stalemate as neither El Halcón nor the Pincha found the back of the net.
Defensa y Justicia’s midfielder, Rubén Botta, missed a golden opportunity to score when he failed to convert a penalty in the 74th minute of the second half.
Manager Mariano Soso lined up his team in a 4-5-1 formation with Cristopher Fiermarín as goalkeeper, Lucas Souto, Emiliano Amor, David Martínez, and Samuel Lucero in defense, Ayrton Portillo, Santiago Sosa Yung, Aarón Molinas, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, and Rubén Botta in midfield, and Abiel Osorio leading the attack.
On the other hand, Eduardo Domínguez’s squad also entered the field in a 4-5-1 setup featuring Fabricio Iacovich in goal, Eric Meza, Santiago Núñez, Leandro González Pirez, and Gastón Benedetti in defense, Gabriel Neves, Lucas Piovi, Facundo Farías, Cristian Medina, and Joaquín Tobio Burgos in midfield, and Franco Domínguez up front.
The referee for the match at Tito Tomaghello Stadium was Ariel Penel.
In their next fixture, El Halcón will play away against Newell’s, while the Pincha will host Deportivo Riestra.
Substitutions for Defensa y Justicia
30’ 1T – David Martínez off, Elías Pereyra on
43’ 1T – Abiel Osorio off, Juan Bautista Miritello on
67’ 2T – Elías Pereyra off, Mateo Aguiar on
68’ 2T – Juan Manuel Gutiérrez off, Ever Banega on
Yellow Card for Defensa y Justicia:
33’ 2T – Ever Banega (Unsporting behavior)
Substitutions for Estudiantes
37’ 1T – Facundo Farías off, Tomás Palacios on
45’ 2T – Joaquín Tobio Burgos off, Fabricio Pérez on
45’ 2T – Lucas Piovi off, Alexis Castro on
45’ 2T – Franco Domínguez off, Adolfo Gaich on
76’ 2T – Gabriel Neves off, Mikel Amondarain on
Yellow Cards for Estudiantes:
10’ 1T – Santiago Núñez (Holding an opponent to prevent advancement)
Red Card for Estudiantes:
34’ 1T – Santiago Núñez (Red for second yellow)