Inter took all three points at Platense on Friday evening, winning 3-0 in the Apertura seventh round of the Primera División. The visitors have kept their perfect start intact, remaining unbeaten in seven games while Platense's hopes of a top-four finish look increasingly distant.
It was not a game that required much patience. C. Bogota collected two cards in the seventeenth minute — yellow then red — and Platense spent the rest of the first half chasing the ball with ten men. Inter were not flashy, but they were efficient. By then they had already taken control of the tempo.
The second half brought the goals. J. Henriquez opened the scoring in the fifty-fifth minute, and L. E. Vasquez Guillen doubled the advantage four minutes later. B. Palacios saw red in the fifty-first minute, so Platense were effectively playing with nine men for most of the second period. And here's the thing — it was not a dominant display, but it was enough.
Inter finished with a third goal from E. Mauricio in the ninetieth minute. The statistics tell a quiet story: 54 per cent possession, four shots on target, two off target. Platense had six shots on target and five off target, but without a full team they could not convert. The visitors did not travel to make up the numbers, and they did not need to.
Platense sit seventh with nine points from seven games — two wins, three draws, two defeats. Inter lead the table with fifteen points, four victories and three draws, still without a loss. The gap between them is widening, and for Platense the season is turning.
