A costly red card: Atlético de Rafaela fall to Maipú after promising start | OneFootball

Atlético de Rafaela let slip a match that seemed unbeatable. In the second round of Zone B of the Primera Nacional, the team led by Iván Juárez lost 2-1 against Deportivo Maipú in a game whose development was drastically altered by the expulsion of Juan Manuel Capurro before the end of the first half.

A Dominant Start

The "Crema" began with suffocating intensity. Just 3 minutes in, a powerful shot by Enzo Wuattier caused a rebound from the local goalkeeper that Martiniano Moreno turned into the 1-0. Atlético could have extended the lead at 10 minutes with a free kick by Javier Obando that hit the crossbar, and again at 27 with a shot by Capurro that grazed the post.

The Red Card That Changed the Script

From the 20th minute, Maipú began to balance possession. However, the definitive turning point occurred at 41 minutes: Capurro saw the red card after a foul on an opponent. With one man down, the resistance from Santa Fe broke quickly, as at 44 minutes Juan Pablo Gobetto scored the 1-1 after a precise triangulation.

The Outcome

In the second half, the "Cruzado" took advantage of the numerical superiority to focus the game on Bergia's area. At 22 minutes, after a great individual maneuver by Lisandro Cabrera, Marcelo Eggel entered through the center to score the definitive 2-1. Despite the changes, Atlético couldn't find the ways to threaten the local team again and ended up without a reward after a promising start.

MATCH SUMMARY

Deportivo Maipú: Nahuel Galardi; Luciano Arnijas, Juan P. De La Reta, Lucas Faggioli, Gastón Mansilla; Aron Agüero, Franco Saccone, Mirko Bonfigli; Luis Rivarola, Marcelo Eggel, Juan P. Gobetto. Coach: Alexis Matteo.

Atlético Rafaela: Marco Bergia; Agustín Solveyra, Nicolás Ramos Ríos, Fernando Ponce and Enzo Wuattier; Nahuel Cainelli, Facundo Soloa (captain), Juan M. Capurro and Agustín Obando; Martiniano Moreno and Lucas Albertengo. Coach: Iván Juárez.

Goals First Half: 3′ Martiniano Moreno (AR) and 44′ Juan P. Gobetto (DM).

Goal Second Half: 22′ Marcelo Eggel (DM).

Substitutions Second Half: start Gabriel Fernández for Obando (AR); 12′ Rodrigo Suárez for Albertengo (AR); 16′ Tomás Silva for Mansilla (DM) and Lisandro Cabrera for Rivarola (DM); 28′ Matías Pardo for Cainelli (AR) and Mauro Quiroga for Wuattier (AR); 28′ Fausto Montero for Saccone (DM); 34′ Pablo Furtado for Moreno (AR).

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