Fortín has managed to climb positions this Wednesday, by beating Viaducto 2-1 on matchday 5 of the Argentina tournament – Professional League Cup 2023. The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Santiago Castro (12′ 1T) and Juan Ignacio Méndez (31′ 2T). While the visitor’s goal was scored by Lucas Brochero (1′ 2T).
At 52 minutes of the second half, Francisco Pizzini had the chance to put his team ahead, but the shot hit one of the posts.
The best player of the match was Juan Ignacio Méndez. The Vélez midfielder scored 1 goal, made 31 key passes, stole 5 balls and looked for the opponent’s goal twice.
Santiago Castro also stood out in Fortín. The Vélez attacker scored 1 goal, shot at the opponent’s goal 5 times and made 11 correct passes.
Forward Juan Bautista Cejas of Arsenal humiliated his mark by throwing a wonderful shot at him in the 78th minute of the second stage.
The game was interrupted due to the number of fouls committed by both teams. There were a large number of reprimands: Santiago Castro, Lautaro Guzmán, Flabián Londoño, Braian Rivero, Iván Cabrera, Lucas Brochero and Gianluca Prestianni.
Vélez coach Sebastián Méndez Pardiñas proposed a 4-4-2 formation with Gastón Gómez in goal; Tomás Guidara, Lautaro Giannetti, Valentín Gómez and Elías Gómez on the defensive line; Francisco Pizzini, Juan Ignacio Méndez, Yeison Gordillo and Claudio Aquino in the middle; and Abiel Osorio and Santiago Castro in the attack.
For its part, Darío Espínola’s team took the field with a 4-4-2 formation with Alejandro Medina between the three sticks; Cristian Chimino, Néstor Breitenbruch, Joaquín Pombo and Adrián Spörle in defense; Lucas Brochero, Gonzalo Muscia, Braian Rivero and Lautaro Guzmán in the midfield; and Flabián Londoño and Leandro Moreira up front.
Referee Silvio Trucco was in charge of supervising the game at Fortín.
On the next date, Fortín will face Huracán as a visitor, while Viaducto will play as a visitor against Atlético Tucumán.
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