Buenos Aires, December 10 (NA) -- Acassuso defeated Real Pilar 3-1 on penalties to advance to the final of the Primera B Metropolitano 2025 playoff, after a 1-1 draw in the 90 minutes of regular time in the match played tonight at the Carlos Barraza stadium. According to the Argentine News Agency, for the visiting team, from the penalty spot, scored forward David Escalante, defender Alex Ruiz, and midfielder Juan Scacchi. For Real Pilar, only goalkeeper Matías Cano scored, while forward Marcos Riquelme and defenders Luis Monge and Daniel Otermin were inaccurate. In regular time, the scorers of the night were Matías Crocco in the 6th minute of the second half, while Escalante equalized in the 4th minute of stoppage time. With the penalty shootout victory, Acassuso qualified for the final of the playoff for promotion to the Primera Nacional, where they will face Deportivo Armenio. The first goal of the game came in the 6th minute of the second half, with a through pass from defender Darío Leguiza that set up Crocco's run and shot, while the equalizer came in the 4th minute of stoppage time, after two headers in the area, first from forward Tomás Habib and then from Escalante, whose header marked the final 1-1. The penalty shootout was marked by the inaccuracy of Real Pilar's players. Except for their goalkeeper, Matías Cano, who scored with a high shot, the other shooters missed: Riquelme shot low, crosswise, and wide, Monge hit the post with his shot, and Otermin shot very high. On the other hand, Acassuso was very effective with Escalante's strong shot to the middle, Ruiz's cross shot, and Scacchi's soft and well-placed shot to reach the final and continue dreaming of returning to the second division for the first time since 1946.
