Independiente Rivadavia edge past Huracán after a struggle | OneFootball

Independiente Rivadavia earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over Huracán in a match that featured several mini-games within its flow. Paraguayans Alex Arce and José Florentín scored for the Mendoza side, while Colombian Óscar Cortés pulled one back for the visitors.

The home team started out struggling, but quickly found a way to settle into the match. A poor start from La Lepra almost ended in a goal by Caicedo, but Bolcatto came up with a brilliant stop to prevent his goal from falling and give the Mendoza team some peace of mind.

Alfredo Berti’s side responded immediately, in a rebound-filled move that failed to find a favorable ending. Even so, that play left a clear feeling: La Lepra was beginning to grow, gain ground, and impose itself.

In the 11th minute, Matías Fernández had the clearest chance up to that point, but lost his one-on-one duel with Galíndez. Shortly after, Fabricio Sartori had scored after two headers inside the box, but the goal was ruled out following a VAR review for offside.

As the minutes passed, Independiente Rivadavia showed greater collective solidity and a clear game plan. Berti’s influence was evident in a team that understands the different moments of a match, knows when to speed up, and makes the most of its attacking strengths.

Huracán only managed to react around the half-hour mark, when Caicedo appeared unmarked inside the box and failed to hit the target. It was the moment when El Globo began to level things out and stopped suffering from every set piece delivered by the Mendoza side.

But La Lepra remained a dangerous team. Its pace on the counterattack was on display again when Matías Fernández beat Galíndez off his line, cut inside as a defender closed in, and found himself in shooting position. The finish was not what he had hoped for, but the move could have ended in one of the goals of the day.

Huracán found fertile ground down the right side of the Mendoza defense. Luciano Gómez’s injury forced Alessandro Riep into the match, although the Parque Patricios side was unable to turn that superiority into a goal before halftime.

José Florentín’s goal came at just the right moment to spark celebrations at the Bautista Gargantini.

But the second half quickly changed the picture. Barely two minutes had passed when Óscar Cortés took advantage of his fine strike to catch Bolcatto off guard and pull one back. The goal gave El Globo new energy and seemed to leave Berti’s team shaken.

From that point on, Huracán improved in individual duels, found more fluency in possession, and began to threaten with shots from distance. Cortés grew in influence and became one of the main threats to La Lepra’s defense.

In the 18th minute, Bolcatto redeemed himself after conceding and came up big at a key moment to deny Caicedo in a one-on-one. It was another warning sign of Independiente Rivadavia’s poor spell: they could no longer control the ball, their lines were disconnected, and they were suffering under the visitors’ pressure.

To make matters worse, Huracán kept pushing and came close to an equalizer with a shot from Kalinger, but found a masterful response from the Mendoza goalkeeper, who kept the blue hope alive with his hands.

Only after the half-hour mark did the Mendoza eleven find some peace. Without becoming the protagonists again, they managed to weather the storm and move the play farther away from Bolcatto.

Galíndez denied Arce with a diving header and a one-on-one, and nothing else changed the final result. A good win for La Lepra, which remains top of the overall table in Argentine football.

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