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Instituto Córdoba Outplays Defensa y Justicia in a Thrilling Match
Instituto Córdoba secured a resounding 5-1 victory over Defensa y Justicia in a thrilling match played at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón in Ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina. The encounter, part of the 12th round of the second phase of the 2024 Argentine Professional League, was marked by the home team’s efficiency and the sending off of a visiting player.
The first half was full of excitement. Instituto Córdoba opened the scoring in the 9th minute with a goal from Francisco Suárez, assisted by Gastón Lodico. Just two minutes later, Gabriel Rodríguez extended the lead, capitalizing on an assist from Suárez. Defensa y Justicia pulled one back in the 6th minute with a goal from Gonzalo Alanís, assisted by Leonel Herrera. However, Instituto struck again before half-time, with a goal from Guido Requena in the 37th minute, assisted by Francisco Suárez, leaving the score at 3-1 at the end of the first half.
In the second half, Instituto continued to dominate the game. Suárez had a great game, contributing to Instituto’s third goal. In the second half, Iván Russo scored his goal in the 86th minute to seal the final 5-1 victory.
The match was marked by the discipline of both teams, with 3 yellow cards for Instituto Córdoba and 5 for Defensa y Justicia. The sending off of Leonel Ferreira for a second yellow card in the 77th minute left Defensa y Justicia with one man down.
Despite the loss, Defensa y Justicia had more possession of the ball (62%) and took more shots (18), but Instituto Córdoba proved more efficient in attack, taking advantage of the few opportunities they had to score 5 goals. The Córdoba team remains at the top of the table after this victory.
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Substitutions defensa y justicia: at minute 46 R. Bogarin came in and M. Sosa went out., at minute 61 N. Palavecino came in and J. Lopez went out., at minute 66 A. Portillo came in and E. Cannavo went out., at minute 76 J. B. Miritello came in and G. Alanis went out.
Substitutions instituto cordoba: at minute 72 S. Moreyra came in and N. Dubersarsky went out., at minute 73 I. Russo came in and F. Suarez went out., at minute 82 J. Lazaro came in and G. Rodriguez went out., at minute 82 S. Romero came in and D. Puebla went out., at minute 82 B. Cuello came in and J. Acevedo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Instituto Cordoba
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Defensa Y Justicia
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