Defensa y Justicia 0-1 Instituto (Córdoba): match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Instituto (Córdoba) beat Defensa y Justicia 1-0 in Liga Profesional on Friday, 16 October 2026.

Instituto (Córdoba) led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Norberto Tomaghello, Buenos Aires.

Before kick-off

Defensa y Justicia: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (L-W-D-W-W), scoring 9 goals and conceding 3 goals.

Instituto (Córdoba): 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-W-D), scoring 13 goals and conceding 8 goals.

Recent form is level: both sides took 10 of a possible 15 points.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Instituto (Córdoba) 2-0 Defensa y Justicia on Tuesday, 7 April 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 1 goal.

Jeremías Lázaro found the net for Instituto (Córdoba) in minute 23, making it 0-1.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 2 yellow cards: 2 for Defensa y Justicia and 0 for Instituto (Córdoba).

Substitutions recorded: 4 substitutions for Defensa y Justicia and 5 substitutions for Instituto (Córdoba).

Match statistics

Defensa y Justicia had 67.1% of possession, against 32.9% for Instituto (Córdoba).

Defensa y Justicia had 20 shots, 3 on target, while Instituto (Córdoba) had 7 shots, 3 on target. Defensa y Justicia won 6 corners and Instituto (Córdoba) won 5 corners. Defensa y Justicia committed 14 fouls and Instituto (Córdoba) committed 8 fouls.

Impact on the table

The table shows Defensa y Justicia in 2nd place (24 points from 13 matches) and Instituto (Córdoba) in 1st place (29 points from 13 matches). Instituto (Córdoba) hold a 5 points advantage over Defensa y Justicia in the standings.

Instituto (Córdoba) are top of the table.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Defensa y Justicia vs Instituto (Córdoba) stay available on the match page.