LA PLATA (Interstat) — Estudiantes L.P. erased a three-goal deficit and scored late to earn a 3-3 draw with Instituto at Country Club de Estudiantes de La Plata in La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, on Saturday. Instituto built a commanding lead with three unanswered goals, but Estudiantes responded with three goals after the break to secure a share of the points in a match that changed direction in the second half.

Instituto opened the scoring in the third minute when Facundo Suarez scored. The visitors doubled their advantage early in the second half through Leonel Mosevich in the 48th minute, and E. Cordoba Mosquera J. made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute. Mosevich also received a yellow card in the 34th minute. Instituto’s early finishing put Estudiantes in a deep hole, and the home side needed a quick response to stay in the match. That response began when Guido Carrillo scored in the 58th minute. Carrillo completed the match and finished with one goal.

The first half produced one goal and several bookings. Alarcon F. R. was cautioned for Instituto in the 12th minute, D. Sosa followed in the 19th, and Piovi was booked for Estudiantes in the 20th. S. Nunez received a yellow card in the 27th minute, Mosevich was booked in the 34th, and A. Castro was cautioned in first-half stoppage time. Instituto held a 1-0 lead at the break.

Estudiantes’ comeback gathered momentum when Tiago Palacios scored in the 65th minute. Palacios played 85 minutes before being substituted. Lucas Piovi, who was booked in the 20th minute, provided an assist before leaving in the 75th minute. Estudiantes continued to push for an equalizer and found it in the 86th minute when Perez Fabricio scored after coming on as a late substitute. Edwin Cetre, also a late substitute, recorded an assist on the leveling goal. Perez Fabricio’s goal came shortly after Estudiantes had replaced Palacios and Benedetti G. in the 85th minute, and Cetre’s assist helped complete the home side’s recovery. The late goal completed the comeback and denied Instituto a victory after it had controlled much of the first hour.

Instituto’s Alex Luna was influential in the attack and finished with two assists before being substituted in the 84th minute. Suarez played 60 minutes and scored before being replaced. Cordoba Mosquera J. scored during a 50-minute appearance. The visitors also received yellow cards from Alarcon F. R. in the 12th minute, D. Sosa in the 19th minute, Mosevich in the 34th minute, H. De La Fuente in the 63rd minute, and A. Massaccesi in the 76th minute. Estudiantes were shown yellow cards to Piovi, S. Nunez, A. Castro, S. Nunez again, and E. Mancuso during a match that grew increasingly physical. Instituto made substitutions in the 40th, 60th, and 84th minutes, while Estudiantes used substitutions in the 57th, 75th, and 85th minutes.

The result left Instituto with a record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws in this competition and the same record across all competitions. Estudiantes L.P. moved to 1 win, 2 losses, and 2 draws in this competition, while its record across all competitions stands at 2 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws. The draw continued a busy stretch for Estudiantes, who had recently played in multiple competitions, while Instituto remained unbeaten in the competition. Estudiantes had entered the match after a run of results that included league and continental play, and the club again had to manage a tight turnaround.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Estudiantes L.P. 1, Instituto 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Instituto with a 53.4 percent probability to win. Estudiantes L.P. had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.