Temperley secured a 3-1 victory over Colegiales in the Primera Nacional regular season on Saturday, 6 September 2026. The hosts moved further clear in third place while Colegiales slipped deeper into mid-table obscurity. By then, the result felt inevitable rather than surprising. And here's the thing, the match never looked open despite Colegiales controlling possession.
L. Castillo opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, before M. Echeverria doubled the lead just a minute later. Colegiales responded quickly with their own goal, but Temperley held firm. The visitors had corners but could not convert them into clarity. To be fair, the away side created more from set pieces but lacked precision in the final third.
M. Echeverria added a second goal in the 50th minute, putting the result beyond doubt. L. Angelini then converted a penalty in the 73rd minute to seal the victory. Colegiales mounted a late push but could not find a way through. The home side did not travel to make up the numbers, and it showed in their efficiency.
We had predicted a home win with 53 per cent confidence, and the match delivered exactly that. Temperley's clinical edge over Colegiales' possession proved decisive. By then, the visitors had already conceded three times and could not recover. The statistical imbalance told the story: 138 attacks against 91, yet only three shots on target for the away side.
Colegiales dominated possession at 56 per cent and earned 13 corners to Temperley's zero. Yet Temperley registered six shots on target against three for the visitors. The home side punished them from a corner, while the away side could not break down a compact defence. Numbers alone would not have captured the tactical battle.
Temperley remain in third place with 46 points from 27 games, while Colegiales sit 10th on 37 points. The gap between them widened further after this result. The hosts extended their recent run of positive results, while Colegiales' inconsistency continued. And here's the thing, this was never a match decided by statistics.