Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) vs Platense, 2026 Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol, Torneo Apertura

· Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol
Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)
  • 24': Alejandro Maciel
  • 35': Fernando Martínez
  • 50': Ezequiel Naya
  • 76': Diego Barrera
FT
4 - 3
Platense
  • 20': Franco Zapiola
  • 71': Nicolas Retamar
  • 87': Bautista Merlini

About

Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) are hosting Platense at 'Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, starting on . The match is a part of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Amarfil (Platense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Iván Gómez.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Iván Gómez (Platense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alan Aguerre (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)). Assisted by Franco Zapiola.
  • 6': Offside, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Michael Santos is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Lucas González (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 7': Guido Mainero (Platense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Tiago Cravero (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Foul by Iván Gómez (Platense).
  • 10': Ezequiel Naya (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Tomás Silva (Platense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Ezequiel Naya (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 11': Alejandro Maciel (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Gonzalo Lencina (Platense).
  • 12': Offside, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Diego Barrera is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, Platense. Conceded by Alejandro Maciel.
  • 18': Nicolás Retamar (Platense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Lucas González (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 18': Lucas González (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Barrera (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Goal! Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 0, Platense 1. Franco Zapiola (Platense) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 22': Corner, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Conceded by Matías Borgogno.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Matías Vera (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Conceded by Gonzalo Lencina.
  • 24': Goal! Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 1, Platense 1. Alejandro Maciel (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Vera with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Corner, Platense. Conceded by Alejandro Maciel.
  • 28': Foul by Matías Vera (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 28': Tomás Silva (Platense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Ezequiel Naya (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Mateo Mendia (Platense).
  • 31': Offside, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Yuri Casermeiro is caught offside.
  • 32': Agustín Quiroga (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Guido Mainero (Platense).
  • 34': Foul by Tiago Cravero (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 34': Franco Zapiola (Platense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Goal! Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 2, Platense 1. Fernando Martínez (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Santos.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Tomás Silva (Platense) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Gómez.
  • 41': Foul by Mateo Mendia (Platense).
  • 41': Michael Santos (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Lucas González (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 42': Guido Mainero (Platense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Agustín Quiroga (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Iván Gómez (Platense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Retamar.
  • 45': Guido Mainero (Platense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Ezequiel Naya (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 2, Platense 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 2, Platense 1.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Lucas González (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Agustín Quiroga (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Corner, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Conceded by Juan Ignacio Saborido.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Fernando Martínez (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Maciel with a headed pass.
  • 50': Goal! Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 3, Platense 1. Ezequiel Naya (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 52': Iván Gómez (Platense) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maximiliano Amarfil.
  • 54': Offside, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Michael Santos is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Iván Gómez (Platense).
  • 55': Matías Vera (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Iván Gómez (Platense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, Platense. Tomás Nasif replaces Gonzalo Lencina.
  • 56': Substitution, Platense. Bautista Merlini replaces Maximiliano Amarfil.
  • 56': Offside, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Agustín Quiroga is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Agustín Quiroga (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 59': Foul by Tiago Cravero (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 59': Bautista Merlini (Platense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Juan Ignacio Saborido (Platense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Zapiola.
  • 62': Foul by Diego Barrera (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 62': Guido Mainero (Platense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Diego Barrera (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Retamar (Platense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Silva.
  • 64': Corner, Platense. Conceded by Alejandro Maciel.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Nicolás Retamar (Platense) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Alan Aguerre (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)). Assisted by Franco Zapiola.
  • 64': Corner, Platense. Conceded by Alan Aguerre.
  • 65': Bautista Merlini (Platense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Lucas González (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 65': Corner, Platense. Conceded by Alejandro Maciel.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Bautista Merlini (Platense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Nicolás Retamar (Platense) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bautista Merlini following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Franco Zapiola (Platense) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomás Nasif.
  • 69': Tomás Silva (Platense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Ezequiel Naya (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 69': Substitution, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Horacio Tijanovich replaces Michael Santos.
  • 69': Substitution, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Juan Cardozo replaces Lucas González.
  • 69': Substitution, Platense. Leonardo Heredia replaces Guido Mainero.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Franco Zapiola (Platense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alan Aguerre (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)). Assisted by Tomás Nasif.
  • 71': Goal! Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 3, Platense 2. Nicolás Retamar (Platense) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 76': Goal! Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 4, Platense 2. Diego Barrera (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Horacio Tijanovich with a headed pass.
  • 80': Corner, Platense. Conceded by Alejandro Maciel.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Eugenio Raggio (Platense) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 81': Alan Aguerre (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Corner, Platense. Conceded by Agustín Quiroga.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Leonardo Heredia (Platense) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 85': Substitution, Platense. Manuel Tucker replaces Nicolás Retamar.
  • 85': Substitution, Platense. Juan Gauto replaces Franco Zapiola.
  • 87': Goal! Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 4, Platense 3. Bautista Merlini (Platense) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Nasif with a through ball.
  • 90': Substitution, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). José Gómez replaces Fernando Martínez.
  • 90': Substitution, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Marco Iacobellis replaces Matías Vera.
  • 90': Manuel Tucker (Platense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Agustín Quiroga (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Alejandro Maciel (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tomás Nasif (Platense).
  • 90'+3': Ezequiel Naya (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero). Lucas Varaldo replaces Ezequiel Naya.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Tomás Nasif (Platense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alan Aguerre (Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero)). Assisted by Tomás Silva.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tomás Nasif (Platense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Ignacio Saborido with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 4, Platense 3.
  • 90'+7': Juan Gauto (Platense) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) 4, Platense 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
7 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 5
71.9 Possession 28.1
19 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
431 Accurate Passes 138
517 Passes 206
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 4
38 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.4
61 Long Balls 53
36 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 13
32 Effective Clearances 48
32 Clearances 48

Game Information

Competition: Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Venue: 'Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades
Location: Santiago del Estero, Argentina

Argentine LPF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Estudiantes de La Plata 16 +12 31
2 Boca Juniors 16 +13 30
3 Vélez Sarsfield 15 +6 27
4 Talleres (Córdoba) 16 +4 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

CTR Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alan Aguerre (GK) Yellow Card
17 Yuri Casermeiro
23 Agustin Quiroga
2 Alejandro Maciel
5 Thiago Cravero Yellow Card
18 Lucas González Yellow Card
22 Matías Vera
7 Diego Barrera Yellow Card
20 Fernando Martínez
19 Ezequiel Naya
27 Michael Santos
Central Córdoba (Santiago del Estero) Substitutes:
Facundo Mansilla, Alan Laprida, Juan Cardozo, Bautista Gerez, Lucas Bernabéu, Marco Iacobellis, Leonardo Marchi, Horacio Tijanovich, Lucas Varaldo, Javier Vallejos, Joaquín Flores, José Goméz.

PLA Platense (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Matias Borgogno (GK)
6 Eugenio Raggio
34 Mateo Mendia
3 Tomas Silva
25 Juan Ignacio Saborido
43 Nicolas Retamar
15 Maximiliano Amarfil
5 Ivan Gomez Yellow Card
99 Gonzalo Lencina
10 Franco Zapiola
7 Guido Mainero
Platense Substitutes:
Víctor Cuesta, Juan Gauto, Bautista Merlini, Santiago Dalmasso, Felipe Bussio, Tomás Nasif, Manuel Tucker, Martín Barrios, Leonardo Heredia, Agustín Lagos, Celías Ingenthron, Nicolás Sumavil.

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