Huracan beat Argentinos Juniors 1-0 at the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó, a result decided by an 87th-minute goal from A. Urzi that finally broke the deadlock. The scoreline alone, however, tells only a fraction of a tale defined by discipline; Argentinos JRS finished the match with nine men after a cascade of red cards, and their inability to keep eleven players on the pitch proved the decisive factor. The Lemeister model had projected a draw as the most likely outcome with a 35% probability, but Huracan’s late strike overturned that forecast.
The only goal arrived with three minutes of regular time remaining. A. Urzi, who ended the match with the highest rating of 7.7, scored from a pass by J. Bisanz. That single moment, coming after a prolonged spell of Huracan pressure, was enough to earn victory. For Urzi, it capped a display in which he was the most influential attacker, consistently threatening an Argentinos defence that had been reduced to a skeleton crew.
The story of the match, however, was written in the disciplinary columns. Argentinos Juniors received two red cards, each one compounding their difficulties. Gonzalo Siri Payer was sent off before a minute had been played, the red card awarded at the fifth minute of what was presumably stoppage time from a previous phase. Federico Fattori followed in the 37th minute, leaving the visitors with nine men for more than an hour. In total, Argentinos collected an extraordinary haul of six yellow cards alongside those two reds; Francisco Álvarez received two yellows before a red of his own in the 81st minute, though his second booking and subsequent dismissal came when the team were already down to ten, not nine. The cumulative effect was a fractured game in which Huracan could dictate the tempo.
Huracan themselves collected four yellow cards, with Emmanuel Ojeda, Hernán Galíndez, Facundo Waller, Hugo Nervo, and Luciano Giménez all booked. The home side’s aggression was largely defensive, covering space and breaking up play, while Argentinos’s challenges grew increasingly reckless as the match wore on.
In terms of key performers, the ratings reinforce the impression of a Huracan squad that held its shape and discipline. Beyond Urzi’s match-leading 7.7, Emmanuel Ojeda earned a 7.3, with Hernán de la Fuente, Hugo Nervo, Leandro Lescano, and Juan Bisanz all returning 7.2. The defenders and midfielders were rated evenly, suggesting a solid collective performance rather than any single standout, with each player contributing to the clean sheet and the eventual breakthrough. For Argentinos, no player registered a rating in the top six, underlining the anonymity of their efforts while a man or two short.
The statistical breakdown, though not provided in detail, would logically reflect a home side enjoying a significant numerical advantage for more than half the match. Possession, shots, and expected goals would all be expected to favour Huracan, though the single goal margin indicates that even against nine men for a period after the hour mark, creating clear chances remained a challenge. The visitors, for all their numerical disadvantage, did not allow the game to become a rout.
The result gives Huracan three points in the fifth round of the second phase of the Liga Profesional Argentina. For Argentinos Juniors, the concern is not just the loss but the accompanying suspension list, which will impact their upcoming fixtures. The Lemeister model’s pre-match read had made a draw the narrow favourite, but the chaotic early red card reshaped the contest entirely, and Huracan capitalised on their advantage in the final minutes to take the points.
