Alvarado moved further clear at the top of the Torneo Federal A Winners Stage with a 2-0 victory away to Huvenda Antoniana on August 8th. The result extends the visitors' unbeaten run to six matches, while the hosts remain winless after six games. Alvarado now sit fourteenth points clear at the summit, a gap that only widens with this result.
There were two yellow cards for Huvenda Antoniana before the interval, I. Sanabria and G. Sosa both cautioned at 45 minutes plus one. The hosts made a substitution at the break, bringing on T. Marchiori for 46 minutes. By then the visitors were already setting up shop for the second half.
Alvarado took the lead forty-nine minutes in, M. Mansilla finding the net for the visitors. The home side pushed for an equaliser but the breakthrough came at fifty-eight minutes when S. Gutierrez doubled the advantage. N. Gomez picked up a yellow card at sixty minutes, perhaps a reaction to the momentum shift.
Huvenda Antoniana turned to their bench, making three substitutions over the next fifteen minutes. T. Federico arrived at seventy-three, T. Assennato at seventy-eight, and M. Mansilla was substituted at ninety-two. The visitors had closed the game out and were managing the final minutes comfortably.
The statistics tell an interesting story. Alvarado had only two shots on target to the hosts' three, yet scored twice. Huvenda Antoniana controlled possession at fifty-five per cent but their attacks of ninety-eight failed to find consistency. The visitors were more clinical with fewer chances.
The table now reflects the gulf between these two sides. Huvenda Antoniana remain ninth with two points from six games, still searching for their first victory. Alvarado lead with fourteen points from four wins and two draws, and they have one foot in securing the stage outright.