Defensa y Justicia beat Platense 1-0 in the Superliga after David Martínez scored the only goal of the game in the 75th minute. Defensa had 56% possession and created the better chances, while Platense could not turn their greater shot count into a goal.
Martínez finished from David Barbona's assist to settle a match that had been goalless for the first 75 minutes. The game simmered through the first hour with four yellow cards between the 19th and 38th minutes, plus one for Agustín Lagos in the 50th, and Pablo Ferreira was booked in the 89th minute before being sent off in the 90th for a second yellow.
Platense had more total shots, 13 to 10, and more shots off target, 9 to 6, but Defensa's expected-goals total was 1.10 against Platense's 0.51. Defensa created five big chances and converted one; Platense created none. The difference was the quality of the openings, not the volume of attempts.
