Talleres was the leader of the Professional League tournament along with Racing after beating Central Córdoba 4-2 as a visitor in the fourth round of the championship.
With a double from Bruno Barticciotto, the same from Marcos Portillo and the last from Gustavo Albarracín, the team led by Walter Ribonetto, which has already qualified for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, was at the top of the standings. with 10 points, like Racing who beat Deportivo Riestra.
The Chilean Barticciotto was the star of the match with the first two goals that led to Talleres’ victory in Santiago del Estero. Primer won a ball that Central Córdoba left loose at the start and after a series of attacking passes, the attacker made it 1-0 after nine minutes.
Already in the second half, two minutes in, the Chilean found a ball behind everyone after a cross from Gastón Benavidez that no one could connect in the air and established the second goal that left Talleres as leader along with Racing.
Central Córdoba did not sleep and after Talleres’ first goal they managed to tie the match in a burst of dominance that allowed them to prevail and Molina scored the 1-1 with a header at the end of the first half.
Towards the end, Marcos Portillo stole the ball from a Ferroviario defender very close to the area after a short clearance and scored with subtlety against the post for the 3-1 that already seemed like the final one, but Molina scored again to shorten the distance. . Albarracín made it 4 to 2 with a high, overshot right hand for the win.
Stadium: Unique Mother of Cities.
Referee: Andrés Gariano.
VAR: Jose Carreras.
Córdoba Central: Luis Ingolotti; Oscar Garrido, Sebastián Valdez, Santiago Laquidaín, Lautaro Rivero; Kevin Vázquez, Waalter Montoya, Rodrigo Atencio; Mateo Sanabria, Tomás Molina, Alvez. DT: Lucas González.
Workshops: Guido Herrera; Gastón Benavidez, Matías Catalán, Lucas Suárez, Miguel Navarro; Juan Portillo, Marcos Portillo; Alejandro Martínez, Matías Galarza, Bruno Barticciotto; Federico Girotti. DT: Walter Ribonetto.
Goals in the first half: 9m Bruno Barticciotto (T); 48m Tomás Molina (CC).
Goals in the second half: 3m Bruno Barticciotto (T); 24m Marcos Portillo (T); 29m Tomás Molina -penalty- (T); 33m Gustavo Albarracin (T).
Changes in the second half: 13m Ramón Cancinos for Alvez (CC); 18m Gustavo Albarracín for Galarza (T); 31m Ramón Sosa by Barticciotto (T); 36m Brian Leizza by Garrido (CC); 38m Luis Sequeira for Portillo (T); Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez for Girotti (T); Blas Riveros for Navarro (T); 45m Florián Monzón by Molina (CC).
