Maidana’s equaliser earns Talleres Cordoba a 1-1 draw with Estudiantes L.P.

Talleres Cordoba 1-1 Estudiantes L.P. after Maidana’s equaliser

Talleres Cordoba and Estudiantes L.P. drew 1-1 in the Liga Profesional Argentina Clausura - 16, with Alexandro Maidana’s second-half goal cancelling out an own goal before the visitors could hold on. Estudiantes had more possession and shots, but Talleres produced the clearer attempts on target.

Estudiantes lead, then Talleres respond

Estudiantes opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Roman Daniel Riquelme scored an own goal, putting Estudiantes L.P. 1-0 ahead. Talleres changed Rick Lima for Emiliano Miguel Chiavassa at half-time, and the substitute supplied the assist for the equaliser.

Maidana scored a normal goal in the 52nd minute to make it 1-1. The 70th minute brought the only listed booking, with Talleres’ Agustin Alvarez Martínez shown a yellow card.

Talleres create the sharper chances

Estudiantes had 55% possession, 538 total passes and 11 shots to Talleres’ 10. However, Talleres led expected goals 1.14 to 0.31 and shots on goal 6-2. Estudiantes goalkeeper F. Muslera made 5 saves, while Talleres’ goalkeeper made 2.

Maidana was the standout performer, rated 8.2 after 90 minutes, with 1 goal and 2 key passes. Chiavassa also made an impact in 44 minutes, recording 1 assist and 3 key passes.

Provisional Clausura positions

Talleres now have 13 points from 16 games and are provisionally #13 in Clausura - Group A. Estudiantes have 16 points and are provisionally #12, three points ahead. Before this match, Estudiantes led Talleres by 5 points in Apertura - Group A, where they were #1 and #4 respectively.