The footballer Uruguayan Juan Manuel Gutierrez was the author of one of the great goals of the weekend, in the 1-1 draw between Defensa y Justicia and Vélez Sarsfield for the fifth date of Apertura Tournament Argentine, in a day that also highlighted the great goal of Matías Abaldo with Independiente against Lanús.
The forward who trained in Danube and passed through Nacional and Boston River was the protagonist with his magnificent goal that meant the partial 1-0 for Defensa y Justicia in Florencio Varela, a match that in the second half would end in a tie after the goal of Matias Pellegrini for Velez.
The great goal from Uruguayan Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
Gutiérrez was in charge of opening the scoring in the 14th minute with a shot to the far post, after receiving a deep ball from the right sector and after hooking from the point to the middle, He took a tremendous shot that slipped into the top corner of the far post.
It was his first goal of the year, in which, furthermore, has two assistsboth in the previous match against Newell’s Old Boys that ended in a 3-2 victory for Halcón.
Matias Pellegriniat 60′, tied the tie for Fortín, who were coming off a great 2-1 victory against Boca Juniorsand with this result it continues as sole leader of Zone A with 11 pointstwo more than Independent and Defense.
The continuity of the Argentine Apertura Tournament
Date 5 of the Apertura Tournament began last Thursday and runs until next Monday, February 16. These are the remaining matches:
Saturday 2/14
- Banfield vs Racing – 17:30 horas.
- Workshops vs Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza – 7:45 p.m.
- Hurricane vs Sarmiento – 7:45 p.m.
- Atlético Tucumán vs Estudiantes de Río Cuarto – 10:00 p.m.
- Independiente Rivadavia vs Belgrano – 10:00 p.m.
Domingo 15/2
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata vs Estudiantes de La Plata – 5:00 p.m.
- Boca Juniors vs Platense – 7:30 p.m.
- Rosario Central vs Barracas Central – 22:00 hours.
- Instituto vs Central Córdoba – 22:00 hours
Monday 2/16
- Deportivo Riestra vs Newell’s Old Boys – 7:00 p.m.
date: 2026-02-14 20:32:00