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Deportivo Riestra Upsets Vélez Sarsfield with a Narrow Victory
In a match played at the Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires, Deportivo Riestra secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Vélez Sarsfield in the 11th round of the 2025 Argentine Professional League. The game, played on March 29th, was characterized by Riestra’s resolute defense and Vélez’s dominance in possession.
The only goal of the game came in the 9th minute, courtesy of J. Herrera, who capitalized on an assist from A. Alonso. Despite possessing only 23% of the ball, Riestra demonstrated attacking efficiency, generating 8 shots, 3 of which were on target. Vélez, with 77% possession, managed 10 shots, but only 2 were on target. The match was interrupted by numerous fouls, 20 committed by Riestra and 9 by Vélez. Discipline was also a concern for both teams, with Vélez receiving 2 yellow cards and Riestra accumulating 7 yellow cards and one red card for M. Bracamonte at the end of the match. Referee Leandro Rey Hilfer had a busy night controlling a fiercely contested encounter.
Substitutions velez sarsfield: at minute 46 M. Santos came in and F. Pizzini went out., at minute 63 I. Machuca came in and A. Montoro went out., at minute 63 C. Ordonez came in and C. Baeza went out., at minute 84 A. Lagos came in and J. Gordon went out.
Substitutions deportivo riestra: at minute 58 R. Sayavedra came in and A. Alonso went out., at minute 73 A. Diaz came in and J. Herrera went out., at minute 73 M. Ramirez came in and F. Mino went out., at minute 84 B. Guille came in and N. Benegas went out., at minute 85 S. Ortiz came in and J. Goitia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Velez Sarsfield
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Deportivo Riestra
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