Estudiantes Caseros 4, Gimnasia Mendoza 1

MENDOZA, Argentina (Interstat) — In a stunning opening-weekend upset, Estudiantes de Caseros rode a dominant second-half performance to a 4-1 victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza on Saturday in Argentina’s Primera Nacional. Playing before a home crowd at Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie, Gimnasia Mendoza was heavily favored to start its season with a win. Statistical models gave the hosts a 65 percent probability of victory, with a projected final score of a 1-1 draw. The visiting Estudiantes de Caseros defied those expectations completely. The match remained a tense, defensive affair for the majority of regulation, with the deadlock only… Read more...