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Sarmiento de Junín secured a crucial victory in their visit to Barracas Central by winning 1-0 at the Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia Stadium, in the interzonal match corresponding to the ninth round of the Professional League's Torneo Clausura.

The only goal, which gave the "Verde" the victory, was scored by midfielder Carlos Villalba at 22 minutes into the first half.

The team led by Facundo Sava knew how to seize their opportunity in a tough match with few clear chances. Despite Sarmiento's coach being sent off at 38 minutes into the first half, the team showed character to maintain the lead.

On the other hand, in the additional minutes, the "Guapo" managed to equalize the match with a goal from defender Nicolás Demartini, but it was disallowed for offside.

With this victory, Sarmiento achieved their third win in the last five matches since Sava's arrival, reaching 10 out of the possible 15 points in those games in Zone B. Thus, they managed to enter the qualification zone, placing sixth, and accumulated twelve points.

Meanwhile, Barracas Central, led by Rubén Insua, missed the chance to become the sole leader of Zone A and now shares the top with Unión de Santa Fe, both having 15 points.

Summary of Barracas Central vs. Sarmiento for the ninth round of the Torneo Clausura:

Professional League 2025

Round 9 (Interzonal)

Barracas Central 0 – 1 Sarmiento

Stadium: Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia.

Referee: Nicolás Ramírez.

Barracas Central: Marcos Ledesma; Rafael Barrios, Kevin Jappert, Fernando Tobio, Nicolás Demartini; Tomás Porra, Dardo Miloc, Iván Tapia; Javier Ruiz, Facundo Bruera, Gonzalo Morales. Coach: Rubén Insua.

Sarmiento: Lucas Acosta; Alex Vigo, Facundo Roncaglia, Juan Manuel Insaurralde, Joel Godoy; Carlos Villalba, Elián Giménez, Julián Contrera, Jonatan Gómez, Gastón González; Iván Morales. Coach: Facundo Sava.

Substitutions in the second half: 0m. Leandro Suhr for Julián Contrera (S). 15m. Facundo Mater for Rafael Barrios, Jonathan Candia for Iván Tapia and Siro Rosané for Dardo Miloc (B). 19m. Manuel García for Jonatan Gómez (S). 23m. Yair Arismendi for Gastón González and Renzo Orihuela for Carlos Villalba (S). 30m. Nahuel Barrios for Tomás Porra (B). 33m. Federico Paradela for Elián Giménez (S). 39m. Nicolás Blandi for Fernando Tobio (B).

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