Aguirre Strike Earns Estudiantes Narrow Win at Instituto

Estudiantes de La Plata edged past Instituto AC Córdoba 1–0 in a tight Liga Profesional Apertura clash on matchday 15, decided by a single second-half strike from Brian Aguirre.

After a goalless first half, the visitors made their first adjustment at the interval, bringing on Eros Mancuso for Eric Meza. The change was quickly felt in a more aggressive Estudiantes start to the second period, though detailed play-by-play from the opening 45 minutes is not available.

Liga Profesional FINISHED

2026-04-18 20:15

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Matchday 15 APERTURA

The breakthrough arrived in the 51st minute. Brian Aguirre finished a move created down the left by Gastón Benedetti, whose assist set up the forward to put Estudiantes 1–0 up. The goal proved to be the decisive moment of the game, with Instituto unable to find a response despite a series of substitutions aimed at freshening their attack.

Estudiantes tightened up after taking the lead, but the match grew increasingly tense. Mancuso, who had come on at half-time, was booked in the 49th minute, while Aguirre received a yellow card just after the hour. For Instituto, Jhon Córdoba and later substitute Franco Jara both went into the referee’s book as the hosts pushed for an equaliser.

Both coaches turned to their benches in the final half-hour. Instituto introduced Jara, Jeremías Lázaro, Matías Tissera, Matías Gallardo and Jonás Acevedo in search of more attacking impetus, while Estudiantes brought on Edwuin Cetré, Alexis Castro, Facundo Farías and, late on, Leandro González Pírez to help close out the result. Cetré and Lucas Piovi were both cautioned in stoppage time as Estudiantes held firm under late pressure.

With limited statistical and tactical data available beyond the goal, cards and substitutions, the key takeaway is Estudiantes’ ability to protect Aguirre’s 51st-minute strike and secure three valuable Apertura points away from home.

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Liga Profesional Standings

Season: 2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	CS Independiente Rivadavia	16	10	4	2	29	15	14	34	D W D W
2	CA River Plate	16	9	2	5	22	12	10	29	L W L W W
3	AA Argentinos Juniors	16	8	5	3	17	13	4	29	L W W L W
4	CA Rosario Central	16	8	4	4	20	16	4	28	D W W L W
5	CA Belgrano	16	7	5	4	17	13	4	26	W L D W L
6	Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata	16	8	2	6	19	19	0	26	W W W W L
7	CA Huracán	16	5	7	4	17	13	4	22	D L D W W
8	Racing Club	16	5	6	5	17	15	2	21	D D D L L
9	CA Barracas Central	16	5	6	5	15	15	0	21	L D D W
10	CA Tigre	16	4	8	4	18	15	3	20	D L D D
11	CA Sarmiento de Junín	16	6	1	9	13	20	-7	19	L W L L
12	CA Banfield	16	5	3	8	17	19	-2	18	W D D L L
13	CA Tucumán	16	3	5	8	15	20	-5	14	W D L D L
14	CA Aldosivi	16	0	8	8	6	19	-13	8	D L D L D
15	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto	16	1	2	13	5	24	-19	5	L L L L D
1	Estudiantes de La Plata	16	9	4	3	19	7	12	31	W D W W
2	CA Boca Juniors	16	8	6	2	22	9	13	30	W W W D
3	CA Vélez Sarsfield	16	7	7	2	18	12	6	28	D D D W
4	CA Talleres	16	7	5	4	17	13	4	26	D D W W
5	CA Independiente	16	6	6	4	24	20	4	24	W L W D W
6	CA Lanús	16	6	6	4	18	15	3	24	D D L W
7	CA San Lorenzo de Almagro	16	5	7	4	14	14	0	22	L W D D
8	CA Unión	16	5	6	5	24	20	4	21	D D L L
9	Instituto AC Córdoba	16	6	3	7	17	17	0	21	W D L W W
10	CSyD Defensa y Justicia	16	4	7	5	18	21	-3	19	L L L L L
11	CA Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza	16	5	4	7	14	22	-8	19	W L W D
12	CA Platense	16	3	7	6	10	15	-5	16	L L L D
13	CA Central Córdoba	16	4	4	8	11	21	-10	16	L D W L L
14	CA Newell's Old Boys	16	3	6	7	15	27	-12	15	D D W D W
15	CD Riestra	16	1	8	7	5	12	-7	11	D W L L