Instituto 3-1 Talleres Córdoba: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Instituto won it

Instituto struck first through Giuliano Cerato in the 50th minute, set up by Gustavo Abregú. Fernando Alarcón made it 2-0 to Instituto in the 58th minute, set up by Alex Luna. Alexandro Maidana made it 2-1 to Talleres Córdoba in the 66th minute, set up by Matías Catalán. An own goal by Ezequiel Unsain made it 3-1 to Instituto in the 80th minute.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Agustín Álvarez of Talleres Córdoba was sent off in the 45th minute (+3). The referee, D. Herrera, showed 7 yellow cards: 4 to Instituto and 3 to Talleres Córdoba.

Instituto: D. Flores, 3-4-3 · Talleres Córdoba: O. De Felippe, 3-5-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.50 for Instituto and 1.29 for Talleres Córdoba.

Instituto scored about 2.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Instituto had 6 shots on target, Talleres Córdoba 1.

Talleres Córdoba had 57% of the ball, but Instituto took the points.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Instituto came into it with 29 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 0.80 against, and had won 52% of their matches.

Talleres Córdoba came into it with 31 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.08 expected goals for and 1.52 against, and had won 29% of their matches.

Instituto vs Talleres Córdoba: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Giuliano Cerato (Instituto), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Instituto

• Giuliano Cerato 7.6 1 goal
• Jeremías Lázaro 7.4
• Fernando Alarcón 7.3 1 goal
• Diego Sosa 7.2
• Alex Luna 7.2 1 assist

Talleres Córdoba

• Matías Catalán 6.9 1 assist
• Alexandro Maidana 6.9 1 goal
• Matías Galarza 6.8
• Román Riquelme 6.8
• Juan Sforza 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Agustín Álvarez at 5.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Instituto: Instituto vs Deportivo Riestra Tuesday 27 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Talleres Córdoba: Deportivo Riestra vs Talleres Córdoba Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Instituto vs Talleres Córdoba

What was the score in Instituto vs Talleres Córdoba?

Instituto 3-1 Talleres Córdoba (half-time 0-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Sunday 20 September 2026.

Who scored in Instituto vs Talleres Córdoba?

Giuliano Cerato 50', Fernando Alarcón 58', Alexandro Maidana 66'.

Did Moneyball predict Instituto vs Talleres Córdoba correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Instituto vs Talleres Córdoba?

Giuliano Cerato, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Instituto vs Talleres Córdoba?

D. Herrera.