Central Córdoba was effective in the first half and won 1-0 against Deportivo Riestra in the match they played tonight at the Madre de Ciudades stadium in Santiago del Estero, for the eleventh date of the 2026 Torneo Apertura. According to the Argentine News Agency, the only goal of the match came in the second minute of stoppage time, scored by striker Ezequiel Naya. With the win, the team coached by Lucas Pusineri moved up to eleventh place in Zone A, with 12 points, while the 'Malevo' is second to last in the zone, with six points and still no wins. In the next round, the 'Ferroviario' will have to visit Estudiantes on Monday, March 23 at 7:00 PM, while the team led by Gustavo Benítez will receive San Lorenzo on Wednesday, March 25, starting at 7:00 PM. The first arrival of the match was for the visitors, at 19 minutes, with a low cross from the right by midfielder Pablo Monje for striker Alexander Díaz, who threw himself to define on the second post but his shot went wide. Ten minutes later, a new cross from Monje, this time high to the second post, was headed by midfielder Antony Alonso, although his shot on the first post was cleared by goalkeeper Alan Aguerre. At 44 minutes, a great through pass left Alonso free, who beat Aguerre with a long dribble but could not finish well, with a wide shot on the first post. In the second minute of stoppage time of the first half, a long pass from Aguerre reached Naya, who got rid of two markers with pure power on the left side and crossed a powerful low shot, to score the only goal of the night. The second half had almost no dangerous arrivals: at nine minutes the local had a diverted header from striker Michael Santos, while at 34 minutes striker Jonathan Herrera took a back pass for the first-time shot of midfielder Mauro Smarra, which was blocked by central defender Facundo Mansilla, on the small area line.
