With two goals from Juan Manuel Cruz, Banfield beat Atlético Tucumán 2-0, at the Florencia Sola stadium, for the 13th round of the Professional League. With this result, the “Drill” won again in the tournament after nine dates. The local took the lead at 9 minutes of the first half with a goal from Juan Manuel Cruz, son of former footballer Julio Cruz, who defined head after a center to the area. The visit tried to find equality, since, in the 22nd minute, defender Mauro Osores tried with a header that grazed the upper left corner of the home goal. The home side again stretched the lead on the scoreboard through Cruz, who in the 25th minute eluded goalkeeper Cristian Lucchetti to define and leave the partial result 2-0.
In the last moments of the first stage, Cruz almost scored his third goal of the match, but the ball touched the right stick of the visiting goal. In the add-on, the development of the game was similar to the first part. Banfield controlled, dominated and generated the clearest scoring chances, but could not stretch the lead. For its part, the Tucuman team only had a concrete play of Cristian Menéndez, who finished crossed and near the arch defended by Facundo Altamirano.With the 2 to 0 final, Banfield won again after nine dates, while Atlético Tucumán added its third defeat to the thread.
