Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza beat Talleres 3-1 in the Superliga, a result built on an early burst that left the visitors chasing the game. Agustin Modica struck twice in the first 20 minutes, and Luciano Cingolani added a third just after the break. Santiago Fernández pulled one back late for Talleres, but the damage was done.
Modica opened the scoring in the ninth minute and doubled the lead eleven minutes later from Tomás O'Connor's pass. He turned provider for Cingolani's goal in the 51st minute, making it 3-0. The match turned testy after that, with Juan Franco and Román Riquelme both sent off in the 67th minute, before Fernández's consolation at 85.
Modica was the standout performer, with two goals and an assist, and the stats back up the hosts' edge: they registered 18 shots and an expected-goals figure of 2.50 to Talleres' 13 and 1.16, despite having less possession. They created four big chances to the visitors' one and were the more clinical side when it mattered.
