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 Group B of the Primera Nacional, the team led by Iván Juárez lost 2-1 to Deportivo Maipú in a game whose course was drastically altered by the expulsion of Juan Manuel Capurro before the end of the first half.

A dominant start

The “Crema” started with suffocating intensity. Just 3 minutes in, a powerful shot from Enzo Wuattier led to a rebound from the home goalkeeper, which Martiniano Moreno converted into the 1-0. Atlético could have extended the lead at the 10-minute mark with a free kick from Javier Obando that crashed against the crossbar, and again at the 27th minute with a shot from Capurro that grazed the post.

The red card that changed the script

From the 20th minute on, Maipú began to balance possession. However, the definitive turning point came at the 41st minute: Capurro saw the red card after a foul on an opponent. With one man down, the Santa Fe side’s resistance quickly crumbled, as at the 44th minute Juan Pablo Gobetto made it 1-1 after a precise triangulation.

The outcome

In the second half, the “Cruzado” took advantage of their numerical superiority to press the attack on Bergia’s area. At the 22nd minute, after a great individual play by Lisandro Cabrera, Marcelo Eggel came through the center to score the definitive 2-1. Despite the substitutions, Atlético couldn’t find a way to trouble the home side again and was left empty-handed 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 (capt.), Juan M. Capurro and Agustín Obando; Martiniano Moreno and Lucas Albertengo. Coach: Iván Juárez.

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

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

Second Half Substitutions: 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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