CORDOBA (Interstat) — Florencia Ceballos scored a hat trick and Alaides Paz added a goal and two assists as Belgrano W defeated U. de Deportes W 4-2 on Wednesday at Estadio Salomón Boeseldín. Ceballos was the central figure in a back-and-forth match, scoring in the 31st and 38th minutes and completing her hat trick as Belgrano W pulled away after halftime. The result gave Belgrano W its first win in this competition and improved its record to 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. U. de Deportes W fell to 0 wins and 3 losses in the competition and 0 wins and 3 losses across all competitions.

U. de Deportes W struck first when Karen Araya scored in the 2nd minute. Araya was active throughout and later added a second goal in the 46th minute. Belgrano W responded through Ceballos, who scored in the 31st and 38th minutes to turn the match. Ceballos’ hat trick made her the top performer for Belgrano W, and she had played 65 minutes against Palmeiras W and 90 minutes at Independiente del Valle W in her previous two appearances. Paz scored in the 49th minute and also provided two assists, while Betina Soriano contributed an assist and received a yellow card. Paz was also booked in the 80th minute. Belgrano W’s record across all competitions moved to 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Araya’s two goals kept U. de Deportes W within reach, while Belgrano W’s four goals came through Ceballos and Paz. Claudia Dominguez and Sofi Oxandabarat each had an assist for U. de Deportes W, with Dominguez playing 74 minutes and Oxandabarat 58 minutes. U. de Deportes W’s season record across all competitions remained 0 wins and 3 losses. The visitors also received yellow cards from Nunez P. in first-half stoppage time, Lacoste S. in the 77th minute, Cagnina G. in the 82nd minute and Espejo M. in second-half stoppage time. Belgrano W’s Soriano was booked in the 67th minute. U. de Deportes W made its first change in the 58th minute when Oxandabarat was replaced, and both teams made further changes as the second half progressed.

Belgrano W had entered the match after a 3-1 home loss to Palmeiras W and a 1-1 draw at Independiente del Valle W. U. de Deportes W had lost 4-2 at Independiente del Valle W and 1-0 at home to Palmeiras W. The match at Estadio Salomón Boeseldín unfolded with early drama when Araya scored inside two minutes, but Belgrano W answered before halftime and then took control after Araya’s second goal early in the second half. Paz’s goal in the 49th minute restored Belgrano W’s advantage, and Ceballos completed her hat trick to help secure the final margin. Belgrano W also used substitutions involving Mancilla D. and Polich R. in the 73rd minute and Amaya N. and Vargas M. in the 85th minute, while U. de Deportes W made changes involving Gutierrez A. in the 59th, Dominguez C. in the 74th and Gherson V. in the 83rd. The yellow-card sequence included Nunez P. in the 45th minute plus stoppage time, Soriano B. in the 67th, Lacoste S. in the 77th, Paz A. in the 80th, Cagnina G. in the 82nd and Espejo M. in the 90th minute plus stoppage time.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Belgrano W 1, U. de Deportes W 1, and its ELO system gave Belgrano W a 57.7 percent probability to win. Belgrano W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.