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Sarmiento de Junín secured a crucial victory on their visit to Barracas Central by winning 1-0 at the Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia stadium, in the interzonal match corresponding to the ninth round of the Torneo Clausura of the Liga Profesional.

The only goal, which gave the win to “El Verde”, was scored by midfielder Carlos Villalba in the 22nd minute of the first half.

The team led by Facundo Sava managed to capitalize on their opportunity in a tough match with few clear chances. Despite Sarmiento’s coach being sent off in the 38th minute of the first half, the team showed character to hold on to their advantage.

On the other hand, in stoppage time, “El Guapo” managed to equalize with a goal from defender Nicolás Demartini, but it was disallowed for offside.

With this victory, Sarmiento achieved their third win in the last five matches since Sava’s arrival and collected 10 out of a possible 15 points in those games in Zone B. In this way, they managed to enter the qualification zone, sitting in sixth place, and reached twelve points.

Meanwhile, Barracas Central, coached by Rubén Insua, missed the chance to become the sole leader of Zone A and now shares the top spot with Unión de Santa Fe, with both teams having 15 points.

Summary of Barracas Central vs. Sarmiento for the ninth round of the Torneo Clausura:

Liga Profesional 2025

Round 9 (Interzonal)

Barracas Central 0 – 1 Sarmiento

Stadium: Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia.

Referee: Nicolás Ramírez.

Barracas Central: Marcos Ledesma; Rafael Barrios, Kevin Jappert, Fernando Tobio, Nicolás Demartini; Tomás Porra, Dardo Miloc, Iván Tapia; Javier Ruiz, Facundo Bruera, Gonzalo Morales. Coach: Rubén Insua.

Sarmiento: Lucas Acosta; Alex Vigo, Facundo Roncaglia, Juan Manuel Insaurralde, Joel Godoy; Carlos Villalba, Elián Giménez, Julián Contrera, Jonatan Gómez, Gastón González; Iván Morales. Coach: Facundo Sava.

Second half substitutions: 0m. Leandro Suhr for Julián Contrera (S). 15m. Facundo Mater for Rafael Barrios, Jonathan Candia for Iván Tapia, and Siro Rosané for Dardo Miloc (B). 19m. Manuel García for Jonatan Gómez (S). 23m. Yair Arismendi for Gastón González and Renzo Orihuela for Carlos Villalba (S). 30m. Nahuel Barrios for Tomás Porra (B). 33m. Federico Paradela for Elián Giménez (S). 39m. Nicolás Blandi for Fernando Tobio (B).

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