Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Estadio de Leandro N. Alem
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Leandro N. Alem vs Berazategui Match Recap - Oct 12, 2025

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Title: Leandro N. Alem hands title-chasing Berazategui a stunning blow with resolute 1-0 victory at Estadio de Leandro N. Alem

Estadio de Leandro N. Alem bore witness Sunday afternoon to a result that will reverberate through the halls of the Primera C: fifth-placed Leandro N. Alem, dogged by recent inconsistency and the memory of a 1-5 humbling in August, summoned grit and discipline to thwart promotion-hopeful Berazategui 1-0, complicating the visitor’s ambitions and reaffirming the unpredictability of Argentina’s fourth tier.

The decisive goal arrived in the 35th minute, punctuating a tense first half defined by high stakes and rising nerves. The identity of the scorer remains unconfirmed, but the importance of the moment was unmistakable. Alem, who have struggled for steady form across recent weeks—seesawing between victory and defeat—found their breakthrough just when the visitors looked to be settling into their familiar rhythm.

If Berazategui’s free-flowing attack, which ransacked Alem 5-1 in their previous clash, had traveled to General Rodríguez expecting another open contest, those illusions were shattered early. The hosts, spurred by a restless home crowd and memories of their recent 0-2 defeat at Argentino Rosario, turned the match into a battle of attrition. Each challenge was met with full-blooded commitment, each second ball contested as if the season depended on it.

The game's lone goal emerged from pressure high up the pitch, a moment of opportunism that sent the home supporters into ecstasy. After a scrappy midfield exchange, Alem worked the ball wide before swinging in a dangerous cross. A scramble ensued in the penalty area, the Berazategui defense hesitating just long enough for Alem’s forward to react first and stab the ball past the visiting goalkeeper. The eruption in the stands was as much relief as it was celebration—a rare lead against a side that had so thoroughly bested them just weeks prior.

Berazategui, forced to chase the game, found little joy in the face of Alem’s growing confidence. Their attacking unit, which had scored six times in their last two victories, was largely smothered by a back line unwilling to yield ground. The visitors’ frustration boiled over in the dying moments, culminating in a straight red card at the 90th minute—a final exclamation point on an afternoon where little went according to their script.

Context, in this campaign, is everything. Alem’s recent run had been marked by wild fluctuation: defeats to playoff hopefuls, a rousing 3-0 home win, then a stumble at Argentino Rosario. Berazategui arrived with momentum after dispatching General Lamadrid 2-0, sitting second in the table, their sights fixed on closing the gap to the summit. Yet, as this league so often reminds, nothing is given.

The immediate implications are stark. Alem, now on 32 points after 24 matches, solidifies their presence in the top half, breathing hope into their own ambitions for a playoff surge. For Berazategui, on 47 points and having dropped a precious opportunity to close on the top spot, the defeat is a bruise—not fatal to their campaign, but a timely warning that complacency courts disaster.

In terms of head-to-head history, Alem had ample reason for caution: the 5-1 defeat in August was a harsh lesson, Berazategui rampant and merciless. Today’s reversal becomes all the more resonant for its contrast—a workmanlike, even defiant, display that avenges recent history and restores local pride.

The closing scenes matched the tension that had underpinned the afternoon. As Berazategui pressed desperately for an equalizer, Alem’s defenders threw themselves at every cross, turning back wave after wave. The late red card for Berazategui—a result of a frustrated lunge—only compounded the visitors’ misery, ensuring they finished the match both beaten and depleted.

Looking ahead, the narrative diverges for these two clubs. Berazategui must regroup quickly, their automatic promotion hopes suddenly imperiled by their own profligacy and hot on the heels of their rivals. Every dropped point now carries disproportionate weight, and the absence of a key player following the red card will further test their depth.

For Alem, this is a win to savor, perhaps even one to anchor a late-season push. Consistency remains their greatest challenge, but victories over league heavyweights offer a tantalizing glimpse of potential within Estadio de Leandro N. Alem’s walls.

As dusk settled over General Rodríguez, the message from Alem’s narrow, hard-fought win was clear: in Argentina’s Primera C, reputations guarantee nothing—and belief, on the day, can reshape the table’s hierarchy.