Argentino de Rosario edges Lugano 3‑2 after late winner

LA MATANZA (Interstat) — Argentino de Rosario scored three goals and beat Lugano 3-2 on Sunday at Estadio José María Moraños in La Matanza, Provincia de Buenos Aires. Lugano was the home team, and Argentino de Rosario was the visiting team. The visitors fell behind in the 10th minute but came back in the second half and secured the win with a goal in the 85th minute.

Lugano opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Tomas Cagliari scored. That goal gave Lugano a 1-0 lead, and the first half ended with the home side ahead. Argentino de Rosario equalized in the 55th minute through Gonzalez M. Thiago Bartalini then scored in the 62nd minute to give Argentino de Rosario a 2-1 lead.

Lugano’s Soria R. was sent off in the 65th minute. Despite playing with 10 players, Lugano equalized in the 78th minute when Cruz Julian Juan scored. The goal made the score 2-2. Facundo Yess then scored for Argentino de Rosario in the 85th minute, giving the visitors a 3-2 lead.

Lugano finished the match with nine players after Tomas Cagliari received a red card in the 88th minute. Cagliari had scored in the 10th minute. Soria R. also was sent off for Lugano. The two red cards left Lugano short for the final minutes as it tried to find another equalizer.

Thiago Bartalini and Facundo Yess each scored once for Argentino de Rosario. Both players were on the field for the full match. Cruz Julian Juan played the full match and scored once for Lugano. Tomas Cagliari played the full match, scored once and was sent off. Gonzalez M. also scored for Argentino de Rosario.

Argentino de Rosario’s season record in the competition is now 1-1, and its record across all competitions is also 1-1. Lugano’s competition record is 0-1-1, matching its overall record of 0-1-1. The result gave Argentino de Rosario its first victory of the season and left Lugano still searching for its first win. Lugano has one draw and one loss in the competition and across all competitions.

Before this match, Argentino de Rosario had a 0-1 record in the competition after a 2-1 loss at Estrella Del Sur. Lugano had a 0-0-1 record after a 1-1 draw at Deportivo Paraguayo. With the win, Argentino de Rosario moved to 1-1. With the loss, Lugano moved to 0-1-1.

Lugano had entered the match after a 1-1 draw at Deportivo Paraguayo. Argentino de Rosario had entered after a 2-1 loss at Estrella Del Sur. Both teams came into the contest looking to establish momentum in the early part of the campaign. The match featured five goals and two red cards. Four of the goals came in the second half.

The goals came in the 10th, 55th, 62nd, 78th and 85th minutes. Cagliari scored the first goal for Lugano. Gonzalez M. scored the second goal for Argentino de Rosario. Bartalini scored the third goal for Argentino de Rosario. Julian scored the fourth goal for Lugano. Yess scored the fifth goal for Argentino de Rosario. The red cards came in the 65th and 88th minutes, both for Lugano.

Argentino de Rosario took the lead for the first time in the 62nd minute. Lugano equalized in the 78th minute. Yess scored the winning goal in the 85th minute. Lugano could not score again after Cagliari’s red card in the 88th minute. The final score was Argentino de Rosario 3, Lugano 2.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Argentino de Rosario 2, Lugano 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Argentino de Rosario with a 70 percent probability to win. The projections were made before the match.