MAR DEL PLATA (Interstat) — Ferro Carril Oeste defeated Alvarado 2-0 on Saturday in Week 31 of the Primera Nacional at Estadio José María Minella. Ricardo Darío Blanco opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Kevin Nicolás Retamar added a goal in the 76th minute for Ferro, which improved to 1-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Jordan Roberts and Adama Sidibeh each recorded an assist. Alvarado dropped to 0-1 in league play and overall. The home side struggled to generate offense and was held scoreless. The match featured eight yellow cards, including cautions for Alvarado’s Oscar Héctor Belinetz and Nicolás Darío Ortiz, and for Ferro’s Martín Rodríguez Gómez, Franco Natanael García Barboza, Nicolás Nahuel Gómez, Adama Sidibeh, Jordan Roberts and Carl Piergianni. Ferro’s next match is Friday at San Martín Tucumán. Alvarado will look to rebound in its upcoming fixture.