Instituto Cordoba beat Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto 2-1 at Estadio Presidente Peron on Tuesday evening in Clausura matchday 9 of the Liga Profesional Argentina, with all three goals arriving in the second half.
The first half ended goalless, but G. Cerato broke the deadlock four minutes after the interval to put Instituto Cordoba in front. The hosts then doubled their advantage on 73 minutes through L. Mosevich, and two minutes later M. Ledesma turned the ball into his own net to give Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto a consolation, though it was not enough to alter the outcome.
Instituto Cordoba's victory leaves them top of the 30-team table after nine matches played, with six wins, one draw and two defeats returning 19 points and a goals record of 10 scored and 6 conceded. Their last five results read W, L, W, D, W.
Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto, who sit 13th in the table, have now played nine matches themselves, collecting just one win, three draws and five defeats for a total of 6 points, with 4 goals scored and 11 conceded. Their last five results read L, L, D, D, L.
The two sides are separated by 13 points in the Liga Profesional Argentina standings, with Instituto Cordoba in the top two and Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto in mid-table.