Moños El Pirata played host to Carlos A. Mannucci in the Segunda División Regular Season, stage 17, on September 7th. The visitors took all three points with a 4:2 victory, moving them further clear in third place. By then, the away side had already played one more fixture than their hosts, yet the gap in the table widened rather than closed.
The statistics told a clear story of control. Mannucci held 74 per cent possession against just 26 per cent for Moños, while registering eight shots on target to three. The visitors attacked more frequently with 123 attacks compared to 109, yet Moños managed three shots on target from that lower volume. To be fair, the home side showed more resilience than the numbers suggested — they kept one mistake from becoming a disaster.
The result leaves Mannucci on 27 points from 15 games, still three clear of Moños in 27 points from 14 matches. The home side sits fourth with seven wins, three draws and four defeats. They will need to make up ground quickly, and the extra fixture they have played gives them less room for error going forward.
Mannucci's recent form has been mixed — a 2:0 win over Academia Cantolao followed by a goalless draw at Unión Comercio, then a 1:0 loss to Seer Vallejo. Moños came off a 1:1 draw with Academia Cantolao on August 23rd after losing 2:1 at Unión Comercio. Both sides have seen inconsistency, but the away visitors found a way back into it on Sunday.