The Banfield team won 1-0 against Defensa y Justicia in the opening match of the 2025 Apertura Tournament of the Professional Football League. The match took place at the Norberto Tito Tomaghello Stadium. The winning goal was scored by Tomás Nasif, a debutant on the team, at 13 minutes into the second half.
During the match, Banfield's goalkeeper, Facundo Sanguinetti, saved a penalty taken by Juan Miritello of Defensa y Justicia in the 48th minute of the first half. The result left the team led by Ariel Broggi with an important victory to start the season, and they are now preparing to face Newell's next Monday at 20:00 hs.
On the other hand, the team led by Pablo De Muner will play their next match against Aldosivi on Thursday, January 30 at 17:00 hours. In the match, a controversial play stood out with a penalty not confirmed by VAR in favor of Defensa y Justicia in the first half, which was saved by Sanguinetti.
In the second half of the match, Banfield managed to score the winning goal through Nasif, who evaded a defender and goalkeeper Enrique Bologna to seal the victory at 1-0.
