CÓRDOBA (Interstat) — Talleres (R.E) scored three times before halftime and added another goal after the break in a 4-0 victory over Dock Sud on Sunday at Predio Amadeo Nuccetelli. Maximiliano Rodriguez opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Fernando Enrique doubled the lead in the 40th, and Leonel Barrios made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time with a goal in the fifth minute added to the 45th. Isaias Ciavarelli completed the scoring in the 68th minute. Dock Sud did not score and rarely threatened to pull one back.

Talleres (R.E) set the tone early and kept Dock Sud under pressure throughout the first half. Barrios played 90 minutes and scored once. Rodriguez also played 90 minutes and scored once. Enrique scored in 62 minutes of action before he was replaced. Ciavarelli scored in a 28-minute appearance. The four goals came from four different players, and Talleres converted its best stretches of possession into a lead that never came under serious threat.

Dock Sud made a substitution at halftime and two more changes in the 60th minute. The visitors made another change in the 66th minute as they tried to find a foothold. Talleres made changes in the 62nd, 72nd and 80th minutes, rotating players while protecting the result. The home side kept its shape through the final half-hour and finished with a clean sheet.

Discipline became a late theme. Dock Sud received a yellow card in the 43rd minute. Talleres’ F. Infante was booked in the 65th minute. Dock Sud was booked again in the 87th minute, and Talleres received a red card in the 87th minute. Talleres also received a yellow card in the 88th minute. The red card did not alter the outcome because Talleres had already built a four-goal advantage.

The result moved Talleres (R.E) to 1-2-1 in this competition and 1-2-1 across all competitions. Dock Sud fell to 0-4 in this competition and 0-4 across all competitions. Dock Sud’s difficult run continued after earlier competition losses to Laferrere, Brown Adrogue and Deportivo Armenio. Talleres added a first competition win after a loss at Dep. Merlo, a home draw with Deportivo Camioneros and a loss at Sportivo Italiano.

Talleres (R.E) controlled the match from the opening half, building a lead that held through the break and grew after it. Dock Sud’s best chances to alter the match came after halftime, but the visitors could not find a response. The home side managed the final stages with the result secure, and the clean sheet completed a dominant defensive effort.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Talleres (R.E) 1, Dock Sud 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Talleres (R.E) with a 85.3 percent probability to win. Talleres (R.E) had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.