Huracán beat San Lorenzo 2-0 in the Argentine Professional League's Clausura fourth round on Saturday. The visitors took all three points despite playing with less possession than their hosts.
By then the game had already settled into a rhythm that would define it. L. Carrizo picked up a yellow card in the twentieth minute, and to be fair, that was the only disruption before the second half. San Lorenzo pushed forward but the visitors stayed compact.
And here's the thing — the match turned at the hour mark. J. Caicedo put Huracán ahead in the fifty-seventh minute, and O. Gill was sent off for San Lorenzo just five minutes later. Gill had already been booked, so the second caution became a red. San Lorenzo had to chase the game with ten men.
P. Blanco came on for San Lorenzo in the sixty-third minute, but it was too little, too late. Caicedo was substituted in the sixty-sixth after doing his job. Huracán brought on F. Kalinger and O. Cortes to see out the remaining twenty minutes without taking unnecessary risks.
The statistics tell an interesting story. San Lorenzo had 54 per cent possession and 0.7 expected goals, while Huracán managed 1.22 xG with less ball. Five shots on target for each side, but only two found the net. By then the red card had changed everything.
Both teams sit seventh with 22 points from sixteen games. The result extends Huracán's unbeaten run and leaves San Lorenzo needing to find another gear if they want to climb the table.