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Instituto Córdoba overcomes Argentinos Juniors in a match full of tension
Ciudad de Córdoba, Provincia de Córdoba – In a match held at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Instituto Córdoba defeated Argentinos Juniors in a game marked by intensity and controversial refereeing decisions. The match, corresponding to matchday 8 of the Liga Profesional Argentina, 2025 season, ended with a score of 2 to 0 in favor of the home team.
The first half was particularly eventful. Despite Argentinos Juniors’ favorable ball possession (71%), it was Instituto Córdoba who managed to open the scoring just before halftime. A penalty converted by A. Luna in the 45th minute put the Córdoba team ahead. The first half was also characterized by a high number of cautions, with yellow cards for E. Godoy and T. Molina from Argentinos Juniors, and for Luna himself from Instituto Córdoba.
The second half was no less intense. Argentinos Juniors tried to reverse the score, but Instituto Córdoba’s defense proved solid. Possession remained mostly for Argentinos Juniors, who managed to accumulate 12 shots, but only 1 on target, compared to 9 shots from Instituto Córdoba with 7 on target. The match reached its climax in the final minutes. F. Alvarez from Argentinos Jrs received a red card in the 88th minute, leaving his team with ten players. In added time, another penalty, this time converted by G. A. Lodico in the 90th minute, sealed the victory for Instituto Córdoba. The end of the match was chaotic, with several yellow cards shown to both teams. Referee Nazareno Arasa had a difficult afternoon showing several red and yellow cards that affected the pace of the match.
Despite dominating possession (71%), Argentinos Juniors failed to convert their opportunities, while Instituto Córdoba made the most of their chances, showing great effectiveness in front of the opponent’s goal. The match leaves Instituto Córdoba with three valuable points and Argentinos Juniors with the need to rethink their strategy for upcoming matches.
Substitutions argentinos jrs: at minute 46 N. Oroz came in and L. Giaccone went out., at minute 67 H. Lopez came in and I. Sosa went out., at minute 67 S. Prieto came in and J. Gho went out., at minute 67 L. Lozano came in and E. Viveros went out., at minute 76 A. Lescano came in and R. Bentancourt went out.
Substitutions instituto cordoba: at minute 63 N. Cordero came in and J. E. Cordoba Mosquera went out., at minute 63 D. Puebla came in and J. Mendez went out., at minute 81 A. Luna came in and L. Klimowicz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Instituto Cordoba
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Argentinos JRS
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