Defensa y Justicia edge past Riestra in Florencio Varela | OneFootball

Defensa y Justicia earned their first win of the 2026 Torneo Clausura by defeating Deportivo Riestra 2-1 in Florencio Varela on the second matchday of the tournament. In an end-to-end match, El Halcón made the difference with goals from Juan Manuel Gutiérrez and David Barbona, while Tomás González pulled one back for El Malevo and added late suspense.

The team managed by Julio Vaccari, who had drawn 1-1 with Aldosivi in their opener, managed to take all three points against the side from Bajo Flores, who had arrived in high spirits after thrashing Boca 3-0 in the first round. Defensa ultimately held off El Malevo’s attempts in the final minutes and celebrated a hard-fought win in front of their home fans.

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