Dos de Mayo secured a 2:1 away victory over Deportivo Recoleta in the fifth round of the Professional Division Clausura on Thursday evening. The result moves the visitors into second place on seven points, while Deportivo Recoleta remain in sixth with four from three matches.
A. Espinola gave the hosts an early lead in the fifteenth minute, a moment that set the tone for the first half. Deportivo Recoleta pressed forward with confidence, building attacks that eventually found their reward. Dos de Mayo held their shape and waited for an opportunity to respond.
By the forty-fifth minute, M. Gonzalez had equalised for the visitors, and the momentum shifted. Three changes came immediately after the break for Deportivo Recoleta — J. Espinola, K. Parzajuk and A. Espinola were brought on in a bid to find a winner. Lucas Monzon picked up a yellow card in the fifty-third minute as tensions grew.
And here's the thing about the penalty incident. VAR awarded a spot-kick to Deportivo Recoleta in the seventy-second minute when Wilfrido Baez was brought down, but A. Silva could not convert for Dos de Mayo in the seventy-fourth. The miss proved crucial. By then, the visitors had already weathered the storm and were closing out the game.
The statistics tell a story of efficiency over volume. Deportivo Recoleta registered ten shots with only four on target, achieving twenty-five per cent accuracy. Dos de Mayo managed eight shots, five on target, and converted at fifty-six per cent. They made the difference when it mattered.
The result extends Dos de Mayo's unbeaten run to three matches, while Deportivo Recoleta's recent form shows both promise and vulnerability — three wins and two losses across their last five outings. The gap between second and sixth now stands at three points, and the table remains fluid.