The Instituto and Godoy Cruz shared points tonight in Córdoba by drawing 1-1 in the ninth round of Zone B of the 2025 Apertura Tournament of the Professional Football League (LPF). Santino Andino scored for the visitors in the 37th minute of the first half, while Damián Batallini equalized for the home team in the 41st minute of the same period.
With this result, the team led by Pedro Troglio reached eight points, two less than Gimnasia, the eighth place team qualifying for the round of 16. Despite the Albirrojo starting the match strongly against the Mendoza team and having opportunities to open the scoring, they were frustrated by the opposing goalkeeper Petroli due to poor decisions.
On the other hand, Godoy Cruz managed to capitalize on their first clear advance with Santino Andino finding an opportunity after a rebound and scoring 1-0 after half an hour of play. Despite the lead, the reaction of the local crowd expressing their displeasure acted as an impetus for Batallini to quickly equalize, anticipating in the box and sealing the result.
As for "La Gloria," the team had a promising start to the tournament but has experienced a decline in their recent performances, leading them to seek a change of direction against Godoy Cruz in this match.
