Godoy Cruz achieves a crucial victory in the Argentine Superliga

Godoy Cruz achieved a crucial victory to move away from the relegation zone by defeating Chacarita Juniors from Mendoza 1-0 in the Argentine Superliga.

The only goal of the match was an own goal by Chacarita's forward Mauro Matos in the 30th minute of the first half. After a corner kick, the ball hit his head and went into his own net.

MATCH SUMMARY

In the second half, Chacarita relentlessly sought the equalizer, but it would be elusive for them. It's a defeat that complicates their chances of staying in the league.

Nevertheless, they showed an improvement in their game. This time it wasn't enough. Godoy Cruz, on the other hand, had less offensive presence than in other home matches, although they also had several opportunities to score a second goal.

Line-ups:

Godoy Cruz: L. Burián, D. Viera, L. Abecasis, T. Cardona, G. Fernández, F. Rodríguez, F. Angileri, Á. Gonzalez, J. Andrada, S. García, J. Garro.

Chacarita Juniors: P. Fernández, G. Ré, F. Rosso, H. Petryk, F. Vismara, M. Mellado, N. Menéndez, M. Rodríguez, G. Lazarte, M. Matos, J. Imbert.

LIVE INCIDENTS

This match is key for both teams to escape the relegation zone. The visitors have a much more complicated situation. In the standings, Argentinos Juniors is two positions away from the last place with only nine points.

Godoy Cruz, on the other hand, has reached 17 points in 11 matches. Although they are far from the bottom of the table, the team from Mendoza has aspirations to qualify for an international tournament next season.

These teams haven't faced each other since 2013. The match on that occasion was played in the Copa Argentina, and the victory went to Godoy Cruz in a penalty shootout. They drew without goals in regular time.