Casí secured a narrow 27:25 victory over Belgrano in the Top-12 tournament on Friday evening. The home side held their nerve in what proved to be a closely contested affair. It was a result that kept their pursuit of the league lead intact.
They sit second in the table with 78 points from 22 matches — 17 wins and five defeats. Belgrano remain eighth on 48 points, nine victories and twelve losses accounting for most of their campaign. The gap between them at this stage tells its own story.
We had given the hosts a 64 per cent chance of victory, and that assessment held water. Casí simply had too much for a side that has struggled for consistency away from home. The win extends their recent good run, though it was hardly a comfortable one.
Their last five results show the pattern — a heavy 50:17 win over Los Matoros, a 47:13 thrashing of Atlético del Rosario, but also a 15:33 defeat to Los Tilos and a 27:26 win against Buenos Aires. Belgrano's form has been far less reliable, with losses to Los Tilos and Regatas Bella Vista among their recent setbacks.
By then, the result meant little in terms of changing the table order. Casí stay in touch with whoever leads, while Belgrano remain well adrift of the upper reaches. Two sides on very different trajectories, separated by 30 points after the same number of games.
