Alvardo drew 1-1 with Argentino Monte-Mais in the Winners Stage of the Torneo Federal A on Saturday evening. The result keeps the hosts at the top of the table while the visitors remain in seventh place. Both sides had chances but neither could find a winner after ninety minutes.
R. Makarte gave Alvardo the lead in the fifty-ninth minute. I. Blangetti equalised four minutes later, and the match settled into a rhythm neither team could break. The goals came close together, which meant the game never truly opened up.
There was a yellow card in the first minute for Alvardo and another for Argentino Monte-Mais in the twenty-fifth. To be fair, the early bookings set a tone that carried through. Neither side took unnecessary risks after that.
Alvardo dominated possession at 64 per cent and registered 101 attacks compared with 84 for the visitors. They took eighteen shots with eight on target, while Argentino managed eight shots with just three on target. And here's the thing — the statistics tell one story, but the result suggests both teams were cautious.
The draw extended Alvardo's unbeaten run to five matches, keeping them level on points with the leaders. Argentino's sixth game of the season ended with five points, but the gap to safety remains significant. By then, both teams had seen enough to know this stage would require more than a single draw.
