Vélez Sarsfield edged Instituto Córdoba 1-0 in a tight Superliga encounter. The only goal arrived on the stroke of half-time, leaving the visitors with plenty of work to do after the break.
Manuel Lanzini scored the winner in the 45th minute, finishing from Tobías Andrada's assist. Instituto dominated the second half in terms of chances but could not find a way past Vélez's defence.
The numbers tell the story of a smash-and-grab win. Instituto had 16 total shots to Vélez's seven, created three big chances to Vélez's two, and recorded a higher expected goals total of 3.42. However, they missed all three of their big chances, while Vélez converted their only big chance of the match.
