Ex-Tatengue: Patronato drew 3-3, Díaz bagged a brace, Cosaro scored | OneFootball

Patronato was involved in a high-intensity match and ended up drawing 3-3 with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in another round of the 2026 Primera Nacional. Marcelo Candia’s team went two goals ahead at 3-1 with a brace from Diego Díaz and a numerical advantage, but could not hold on to the lead and ended up sharing the points with the Jujuy side.

Patronato was involved in a high-intensity match and ended up drawing 3-3 with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in another round of the 2026 Primera Nacional. Marcelo Candia’s team went two goals ahead at 3-1 with a brace from Diego Díaz and a numerical advantage, but could not hold on to the lead and ended up sharing the points with the Jujuy side.

With this draw, Patronato reached 25 points and remains in the relegation zone. They are two points behind Chacarita Juniors, who currently occupy the last spot that keeps a team out of that situation. Gimnasia, meanwhile, moved to 45 points but lost the lead in its group and now sits three points behind Tristán Suárez.

Patronato took the initiative and found the lead

From the start, the Paraná side showed an attacking attitude. In the fourth minute, Maxi Rueda burst forward down his flank and sent in a cross that Franco Soldano narrowly failed to connect with. Shortly afterward, Valentín Pereyra tried his luck from outside the box and the ball went just wide of the left post.

In the 16th minute, the opening goal arrived. A poor pass out from Soria allowed Patronato to win the ball back, and Diego Armando Díaz took full advantage. The striker finished inside the right post to score his first goal in the red-and-black shirt.

Patronato kept pressing and had chances to extend the lead. In the 20th minute, Díaz produced a great individual move, beat a defender, and slipped a pass through to Alejo Miró, whose angled shot came very close to making it 2-0. The home side also appealed for a penalty on Soldano, although the referee decided not to award the foul.

However, just when Candia’s team seemed to have the match under control, David Gallardo appeared. In the 32nd minute, the striker made a brilliant solo play, shrugged off his marker, and finished from close range to make it 1-1.

The Red-and-Black regained the lead

The second half once again began with Patronato as the main protagonist. Miró tried from outside the box and forced Álvarez to tip the shot away. The outlook became even more favorable for the home side in the sixth minute, when Nicolás Dematei was sent off for stopping a quick restart by Alan Sosa.

The defender from the Jujuy team had already been booked and received a second yellow card, leaving Gimnasia with ten men. The visiting coach had to reshuffle the bench and brought on Joaquín Varela to reorganize the defense.

Patronato immediately took advantage of the extra man. Alejo Miró produced a brilliant individual run down the left, beat several defenders, and calmly finished past the goalkeeper. The Red-and-Black went back in front and led 2-1.

In the 15th minute, Alan Sosa stepped up to preserve the lead with a great save from an angled shot that was headed for goal. The goalkeeper was crucial in preventing the equalizer and keeping the Paraná side in front.

Shortly afterward came the third. Diego Armando Díaz received the ball completely unmarked inside the box and finished across goal with his left foot to make it 3-1. The striker thus grabbed his second goal of the afternoon and seemed to be steering Patronato toward a win that could prove decisive in their fight to stay up.

Gimnasia responded and pulled off an incredible comeback

With a two-goal lead and an extra man, Patronato seemed to have the match under control. Gimnasia, however, did not give up. Maximiliano Casa and Abel Argañaraz came on to give the visitors more attacking weight, as they needed to pull one back quickly.

The Jujuy team got one back through another former Unión player, Guillermo Cosaro. After a cross from the left, the defender won the ball in the area and headed it goalward. Sosa managed to stop the first effort, but spilled the rebound, which Cosaro himself tapped in to make it 3-2.

The goal completely changed the course of the match. Patronato dropped deeper and allowed Gimnasia to grow despite playing with ten men. The Primera Nacional leaders took advantage of the spaces and pushed for the equalizer.

In the 37th minute of the second half came the decisive blow for Candia’s side. A long ball created a link-up between the visiting attackers, and David Gallardo appeared again to finish and score his second goal of the day. The 3-3 scoreline seemed unbelievable after Patronato had held a two-goal lead and had an extra player.

In the closing minutes, the Red-and-Black tried to respond. Diego Armando Díaz had a golden chance in the 49th minute, when he struck an angled shot that came very close to becoming the fourth goal, but Álvarez managed to hold onto the ball.

The final chance also fell to Patronato. Brandon Cortés tried to find the winning goal, but his shot ended up in the visiting goalkeeper’s hands.

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