Taborda and Barrios complete Barracas Central’s 2-1 comeback

Taborda and Barrios complete Barracas Central’s comeback

Barracas Central recovered from a 1-0 half-time deficit to beat Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 2-1 in the Liga Profesional Argentina Clausura - 14. Ibrahim Hesar gave Estudiantes the lead, but Enzo Taborda and Rafael Barrios scored after the break to secure the victory.

Estudiantes opened the scoring in the 44th minute, when Hesar made it 0-1. Barracas restored parity in the 66th minute through Taborda, assisted by Tomás Porra, for a 1-1 scoreline. Estudiantes then lost Gonzalo Maffini to a red card in the 67th minute. Seven minutes later, in the 74th minute, Barrios put Barracas ahead at 2-1, with Gastón Campi providing the assist. It was the last goal of the match.

Barracas dominated despite falling behind

The statistics showed Barracas controlling much of the contest. They had 66% possession, 527 total passes and 21 shots, compared with Estudiantes’ 34%, 276 passes and 9 shots. Barracas also led 12-3 in shots on goal and 12-2 in corners. Their expected-goals figure was 1.3 against Estudiantes’ 0.74.

Estudiantes goalkeeper Lautaro Herrera made 10 saves, while Taborda stood out for Barracas with a rating of 8.2, 86 minutes played, 3 shots on target and 4 key passes.

Clausura points after the result

Before kick-off, the Apertura - Group B table had Barracas #9 on 21 points and Estudiantes #15 on 5, with Barracas 16 points ahead. In the Clausura - Group B table, Barracas now have 22 points and are level with 1 other team, so their position is not stated; Estudiantes remain on 9 points and are provisionally #15. Rosario Central lead on 28 points. The listed pre-match form for both teams began with a loss.