Almagro, Sarmiento Draw in Season Opener After Dramatic Stoppage-Time Equalizer

BUENOS AIRES (Interstat) — Almagro and Sarmiento played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday in a Primera Nacional match at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín. Sarmiento’s Nicolás Tripichio opened the scoring in the second minute, but Almagro’s Carlos Villalba secured the draw with a dramatic equalizer in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. The result leaves both clubs with identical records of one draw and no wins to start the season across all competitions. The match was a physical affair, featuring 11 yellow cards. The final score matched the projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had favored Almagro with a 54.40 percent probability to win.