Buenos Aires, March 15 (NA) – Belgrano drew 0-0 with Talleres in a tense match where nerves were high and there were few dangerous plays. The game took place this afternoon at the Julio César Villagra stadium for the 11th matchday of the 2026 Apertura Tournament. According to the Argentine News Agency, the most dangerous play of the game came in the 12th minute of the second half, with a shot from midfielder Giovanni Baroni that went wide of the right post of goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo. With the draw, the team coached by Ricardo Zielinski sits second in Zone B with 19 points, while 'T' is in fourth place in Group A with 15 points. In the next round, 'The Pirate' will host Racing on Saturday, March 21, at 22:15, while the team coached by Carlos Tevez will visit Independiente on the same day, starting at 20:00. The first dangerous moment of the match came from the home team at the 20-minute mark, when forward Lucas Passerini controlled a long pass with his back to the goal, advanced diagonally to the right, and shot, although central defender Santiago Fernández managed to block his attempt. There were no more attacks until the 31st minute of the second half, with a very long-range shot from Talleres defender Matías Catalán that went wide over the crossbar. Four minutes later, a cross from the right by winger Alcides Benítez set up a header by Passerini at the far post, which went high. In the second half, at the two-minute mark, midfielder Lucas Zelarayán switched play to the right to free up winger Emiliano Rigoni, who nevertheless shot with very little precision. Talleres' first chance in the second half came at the seven-minute mark, with a free kick from the right edge of the area taken by youngster Giovanni Baroni, whose shot went just over the crossbar. At the 12-minute mark, forward Ronaldo Martínez flicked on a cross from the right to allow Baroni to shoot, who opened his left foot to place a shot that went very close to the right post of goalkeeper Thiago Cardozo.
