Tristan Suarez moved further clear at the summit of the Primera Nacional with a 3-1 win at Atletico Guemes. The visitors took control before the half-hour mark, scoring twice in the opening exchanges. The result leaves the leaders five points ahead of their nearest challengers after 23 rounds.
J. Sanchez opened the scoring in the twelfth minute, catching the home side unawares. S. Ramirez doubled the advantage three minutes later, and by then Atletico Guemes were already chasing the game. The hosts had 64 per cent of possession but could only manage one shot on target in the first half.
A. Baldi pulled one back for the home side in the fifty-seventh minute, a moment that briefly stirred hopes of a comeback. Yet the visitors responded almost immediately. A. Molina restored the two-goal cushion in the seventy-fifth minute, and the match was effectively settled.
Tristan Suarez maintained their recent form, extending a run that includes four wins from their last five matches. They had previously beaten Chacarita Juniors and Nueva Chicago, and now added to that sequence. The hosts meanwhile remain rooted to the bottom half, their twenty-three points offering little comfort after twenty-eight games.
The statistics tell the story of a game where territory meant little. Atletico Guemes launched ninety-five attacks compared to seventy-six for the visitors, yet the away side were more clinical. Three shots on target yielded three goals, while one on target produced one. The visitors held their nerve and took the points.