Platense and Sarmiento drew 1-1 in Vicente López for the fourteenth round of Zone B of the Torneo Clausura, in a match charged with tension due to the fight for relegation. 'The Green' opened the scoring in the 28th minute of the second half with a goal from Gabriel Díaz, while the home side equalized in the final minute, at 46', thanks to a spectacular bicycle kick from Ronaldo Martínez, which drove the stadium into a frenzy. Hernán Lamberti's team, in his debut as interim coach following Kily González's departure, tried to impose their conditions from the start, but Sarmiento presented a firm and orderly game plan. 'The Green', aware of how valuable every point is in their fight to stay in the Primera, built a compact defensive block that complicated matters for 'The Squid' for much of the match. Coach: Facundo Sava. Goals in the second half: 28' Gabriel Díaz (S), 46' Ronaldo Martínez (P). Substitutions in the second half: 14' Augusto Lotti for Ignacio Schor (P), 18' Lucas Pratto for Franco Frías (S), Elián Giménez for Jonatan Gómez (S), 23' Agustín Seyral for Manuel García (S), 32' Santiago Toloza for Franco Baldassarra (P), Rodrigo Márquez for Rodrigo Herrera (P), 35' Santiago Rodríguez for Gabriel Díaz (S), Leandro Suhr for Julián Contrera (S), 40' Nicolás Orsini for Juan Ignacio Saborido (P). Coach: Hernán Lamberti. Sarmiento: Lucas Acosta; Alex Vigo, Renzo Orihuela, Juan Manuel Insaurralde, Yair Arismendi, Julián Contrera, Jonatán Gómez, Manuel García, Gabriel Díaz, Iván Morales, Franco Frías. Platense had their clearest chance at the start of the second half with a goal from Ignacio Schor, but the goal was ruled out for offside. The Junín-based team struck first through Díaz, who capitalized on a home defensive error to push the ball into the net following an assist from Iván Morales. The 1-0 seemed to seal Platense's fate, who were reeling from the thrashing they suffered against Independiente. However, 'The Squid' did not give up and went in search of the equalizer with more urgency than clarity, driven by the need to pick up points and the support of their fans. The reward came in the 46th minute: a header from Nacho Vázquez left Ronaldo Martínez in position to resolve it with his back to the goal, and the Paraguayan improvised a memorable bicycle kick to seal the definitive 1-1. The point allows Platense to stay alive despite not securing their permanence, sitting in 25th place in the Annual Table with 31 points. Sarmiento, for its part, was very close to taking a decisive step towards salvation and, even with the draw, moved four points away from Aldosivi and San Martín de San Juan, who are two rounds short. Match Summary: Torneo Clausura de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol - Group B - Matchday 14 Platense 1-1 Sarmiento Stadium: Vicente López. Referee: Juan Pafundi. Platense: Federico Llosa; Juan Ignacio Saborido, Ignacio Vázquez, Oscar Salomón, Tomás Silva, Leonel Picco, Rodrigo Herrera, Franco Baldassarra, Guido Mainero, Ronaldo Martínez, Ignacio Schor.
