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Rosario Central beats Vélez Sarsfield in a thrilling match
Rosario Central beat Vélez Sarsfield 3-0 in a thrilling match at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, corresponding to the 16th round of the second phase of the Argentine Professional League. The match was marked by the expulsion of a Vélez player and the superiority of Rosario Central in the second half.
The first goal came in the 28th minute after a penalty converted by Ignacio Malcorra. The second half began with Rosario Central dominating the game and creating more scoring chances. The second goal came in the 76th minute thanks to a shot by Alan Sandez, assisted by Malcorra. The third goal came in the 85th minute, scored by Kevin Ortiz, who took advantage of a good pass from Germán Duarte.
Yellow cards for Rosario Central went to Lovera, Ortiz and Mallo Blanco, while Vélez Sarsfield received only one yellow, for Braian Romero. In addition, Vélez Sarsfield suffered the expulsion of Diego Fernández in the 25th minute.
The match was marked by Rosario Central’s superiority in possession of the ball (41% vs 59%), and by the greater number of shots (10 vs 9), although in shots on goal Vélez Sarsfield was more effective (4 vs 2).
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Substitutions velez sarsfield: at minute 33 E. Mammana came in and M. Pellegrini went out., at minute 69 R. Pineiro came in and C. Aquino went out., at minute 69 T. Fernandez came in and F. Pizzini went out., at minute 69 C. Ordonez came in and A. Bouzat went out., at minute 84 F. Montoro came in and Braian Romero went out.
Substitutions rosario central: at minute 58 M. Ruben came in and E. Copetti went out., at minute 67 G. Duarte came in and M. Lovera went out., at minute 67 J. Gomez came in and L. Giaccone went out., at minute 88 D. Martinez came in and E. Coronel went out., at minute 88 S. Beltran came in and K. Ortiz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rosario Central
Titulares:
Velez Sarsfield
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