Fundación Amigos took all three points at San Martín de Mendoza's ground in the Losers' Stage of the Torneo Federal A on Friday night. The visitors won 2-0, moving within a point of the league leaders after six matches. And here's the thing — they'd already shown they could get results on the road, but this felt different.
M. Persia opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, then doubled his tally just before half-time in the 43rd. The game turned physical after that. Four yellow cards appeared across the second half — 26th, 34th, 36th and 56th minutes — and by then San Martín were throwing bodies in the way. Neither side found another breakthrough.
Coaches made changes in the second half. By then the result was settled, but substitutions still matter. M. Zapata and J. Leon came off for San Martín in the 67th minute. J. Mazzolo and R. Herensperger followed in the 80th. Fundación Amigos had no changes recorded.
The standings shift slightly now. San Martín de Mendoza sit top with 11 points from six games — three wins, two draws, one defeat. Fundación Amigos occupy third place with 10 points, matching the same record of three victories but with two losses instead of two draws. That single point gap closes the distance between them.
San Martín came into this match unbeaten in their last five fixtures, with two wins and three draws. Fundación Amigos had been more mixed — two wins, two losses and one draw. To be fair, the visitors needed something to change, and the away end never stopped once they took the lead.