Gimnasia Jujuy and San Martín de Tucumán played out a 2:2 draw in the Primera Nacional Regular Season on 28 September. The match, stage 31, finished level after a flurry of goals in the opening hour. Both sides had plenty of chances but neither could find a winner.
M. Veron opened the scoring in the 15th minute and doubled the lead just before half-time, putting the home side up 2:0. To be fair, the visitors looked comfortable enough in possession despite the deficit. They came out with intent after the break.
A. Arganaraz pulled one back for San Martín de Tucumán in the 54th minute, and by then the momentum had shifted. E. Parnisari then turned the ball into his own net for an own goal in the 56th minute, restoring Gimnasia's lead. And here's the thing — that sequence changed everything.
There were plenty of changes on the sideline. J. Varela and F. Paradela came off for the visitors in the 46th minute, while Gimnasia brought on V. Salazar in the 60th. Yellow cards flew in for M. Cachi, A. Graneros and E. Parnisari, with the latter booked late in stoppage time at 90+3.
The statistics tell a story of two teams trading territory. Both sides held exactly 50 per cent possession, though Gimnasia registered 112 attacks to the visitors' 89. More telling was the shooting tally — seven shots on target for the hosts against four for the away side, yet the goals did not match the chances created.
The result leaves Gimnasia Jujuy third on 53 points from 30 games, while San Martín de Tucumán remain 11th with 39. It was a fair result given how the game unfolded, with neither side able to close out their advantage when it mattered most.
We had backed the home side to win, with 54 per cent confidence, but this match refused to follow the script. The own goal in the 56th minute was the moment that broke our prediction — a single error that shifted the entire narrative.
