Florencio Varela’s “Hawk” won the game on the 21st of the Professional Soccer League with goals from Gabriel Alanís and the Uruguayan Leandro Otermín at 26 minutes of the first half and 35 of the second period.
Patronato tied provisionally in the aggregate of the first part (48′) through Jonathan Herrera.
Since Sebastián Beccacece’s departure three dates ago, Defense won all his matches (the previous two with Nicolás Diez as interim) and ostensibly improved his situation in the accumulated annual table that grants international places.
With this third victory in a row, the team climbed to eighth place in that classification with 53 points and got a margin of four units with respect to Sarmiento de Junín, at the moment the first to stay out of the cups.
Patronato, who has accumulated three dates without winning (two defeats and one draw) could not leave the last place in the table of averages and is still in the relegation zone along with Aldosivi from Mar del Plata.
Led by the new coach, Varela’s team maintained its characteristic DNA and displayed an offensive game, with an open and massive attack, which at times left it unprotected behind and created the conditions for a vibrant match.
After the opening of the scoreboard with a header from Alanís that the VAR determined as a goal, the local team was about to go into halftime with a two-goal lead if there was not an exceptional double save by goalkeeper Facundo Altamirano.
In the following action, Patronato found the tie with a definition from Herrera in the area and Defense went to the locker room chewing anger for the lost chances.
Without losing the ambition of victory, Vaccari’s team looked for the second goal with more impetus than clarity but found the prize ten minutes from time in one of their many attacks on the wings.
Nicolás “Uvita” Fernández pivoted a center with his back to the goal and delivered for the frontal arrival of Otermín, who determined the victory with a cross shot next to the right post.
Defense will visit Platense and Patronato the next date, before receiving Atlético Tucumán, they will have to face River Plate, on Wednesday in La Rioja, for the quarterfinals of the Argentine Cup.
Source: Ambito
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