OneFootball
Brendan Doherty·2 December 2018
OneFootball
Brendan Doherty·2 December 2018
There was quite a lively atmosphere inside JosĂ© Fierro Stadium before the TucumĂĄn ClĂĄsico between AtlĂ©tico TucumĂĄn in blue and the red-shirted San MartĂn de TucumĂĄn.
The rivals came into Saturdayâs match in very different positions, the home team in second place with 28 points and the visitors down in 20th place with just 13 points.
Luis Miguel RodrĂguez opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the tenth minute after centre back Lucas Acevedo was judged to have fouled Guillermo Acosta in the area.
The second half started with a flurry of activity on both ends of the pitch. After El Santo partially cleared, RodrĂguez received a ball he crossed for midfielder David Barbona to double the home teamâs lead in the 47th minute.
In response, Luciano Pons pulled his side back within one in the 49th minute. The 28-year-old forward finished on the rebound after goalkeeper Cristian Lucchetti spilled a header from Rodrigo Moreira.
Acevedo made up for his earlier mistake by heading home the equalising goal in the 73rd minute from Tino Costa. The centre back rose over AtlĂ©ticoâs MathĂas Abero and directed his header down out of the reach of Lucchetti.
San MartĂn de TucumĂĄn then took the lead two minutes later when Costa capitalised on another rebound from the goalkeeper.
Claudio Bieler moved the ball over to Gonzalo RodrĂguez, whose shot forced Lucchetti into a diving save. The rebound popped out and Costa finished on the empty net at the far post in the 75th minute.
As a sign of the intensity of the rivalry, AtlĂ©ticoâs backup goalkeeper Franco Sbuttoni was sent off in the first minute of stoppage time.
After falling into a two-goal hole at the start of the second half, San MartĂn sparked into life and claimed a massive victory for the red half of the city.
The victory moves San MartĂn de TucumĂĄn up to 16 points and into 17th place after 14 matches. AtlĂ©tico TucumĂĄn remain on 28 points and may see Defensa y Justicia overtake them after their fixture on Monday.