CA Newell's Old Boys defeated CA Central Cordoba 2-1 in the Liga Profesional. The home side had been the pre-match favorite and they took the points in a one-goal game that stayed at 11 against 11 throughout.

Match Summary

The official scoreline was 2-1 to Newell's. The match developed as a Liga Profesional contest that stayed tight on the scoreboard while the home side held the clearer chance profile and Central Cordoba collected the heavier share of bookings.

Central Cordoba were first into the notebook. Matías Vera received a yellow card in the 35th minute, and Fernando Martinez was booked in first-half stoppage time. Two visiting players were therefore already cautioned before the interval. Neither card was a red, so Cordoba still had a full team after the break.

The second half opened with a caution for Newell's when Matías Cóccaro was shown yellow in the 48th minute. More bookings followed around the hour, yet the referee did not send anyone off. Late on, Martin Ortega went into the book in the 76th minute for Newell's, Yuri Casermerio was cautioned two minutes later, and Central Cordoba received another yellow in the first minute of added time. When the whistle went, Newell's had the 2-1 win.

Key Moments

The first-half yellows for Vera and Martinez were the first clear flashpoint. They left Central Cordoba with two players already booked for the entire second half, which cut the margin for hard tackles in a match that finished 2-1.

Just as important was the lack of a dismissal. Yellow cards piled up on both sides, but red cards finished at zero apiece. The result was decided with equal numbers rather than by a sending-off that would have changed the numbers on the field.

The late cautions involving Ortega and Casermerio, plus another visiting yellow in added time, showed the contest stayed niggly until the end. They still did not create a numerical edge, so both teams remained at full strength as the official score settled at 2-1.

Match Statistics

Expected goals told a wider story than the scoreboard. Newell's were at 1.89 and Central Cordoba at 0.38, a gap that fits a home win even with a 2-1 margin. Newell's also led the corner count 6-3. Yellow cards were recorded as three for the home side and five for the visitors, with no reds. Chance quality is the statistical backdrop to the result, and the CA Newell's Old Boys vs CA Central Cordoba live score carries the full listing.

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