Estudiantes defeated Deportivo Riestra 1-0 in a match that improved as it went on, at the UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium, for the fourth date of Zone A of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. According to what Argentine News Agency learned, the only goal of the night was scored by forward Guido Carrillo, with a header, at 29 minutes into the second half. With the win, the current champion of Argentine football reached fourth place in Group A, with eight points, while the 'Malevo' still has no wins and is second to last, with a single unit. In the next round, the team coached by Eduardo Domínguez will play a new edition of the 'Platense Classic' by visiting Gimnasia on Sunday, February 15th, starting at 5:00 PM, while Riestra will host Newell's on Monday the 16th at 7:00 PM, in a duel to get out of the bottom of Zone A. The first half had very few dangerous plays, both for Estudiantes. Guido Carrillo (E).
Changes in the second half: at the start. The rebound fell to midfielder Ezequiel Piovi, who shot wide. Riestra had its first arrival at 22 minutes, with a long ball that set up midfielder Gabriel Obredor, who was one-on-one with goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's exit, although he couldn't beat him with a soft first-shot. Estudiantes opened the scoring at 29 minutes of the second half, with a cross from the left by winger Brian Aguirre that set up Guido Carrillo, whose header to the far post put it 1-0. The best moment of the night came at 38 minutes: forward Adolfo Gaich shot from the edge of the area with a powerful volley that went into the hands of Arce, who came out playing and put in a long pass to leave Obredor one-on-one again, who saw Muslera stop his shot once more.
Match Summary: Apertura Tournament 2026. Zone A. Date 4. Estudiantes 1 - 0 Deportivo Riestra. Stadium: UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi. Referee: Facundo Tello. VAR: Silvio Trucco. Estudiantes: Fernando Muslera; Eric Meza, Leandro González Pirez, Tomás Palacios, Gastón Benedetti; José Sosa, Ezequiel Piovi, Fabricio Pérez, Cristian Medina, Joaquín Tobio Burgos; Guido Carrillo. DT: Eduardo Domínguez. Riestra: Ignacio Arce; Pedro Ramírez, Nicolás Sansotre, Cristian Paz, Miguel Barbieri, Rodrigo Gallo; Jonatan Goitia, Pablo Monje, Anthony Alonso; Nicolás Benegas, Jonathan Herrera.
