Seven successful dribbles from twelve attempts. Three fouls won. An 8.4 match rating. Santiago Montiel gave San Lorenzo's defenders a torrid afternoon in Independiente's 1-1 draw, even if the scoreline did not reward his individual display.
A one-man wrecking crew
Montiel spent the match running at opponents and mostly winning the duel. More than half of his attempted dribbles came off, and when San Lorenzo could not contain him legally, they resorted to fouling him three times just to slow him down.
It was the kind of performance that turns heads even in a draw: a midfielder repeatedly getting the better of defenders one on one, forcing San Lorenzo to commit bodies and fouls in areas they would rather have kept quiet.
Numbers without a scoreline to match
For all his influence, Independiente had to settle for a share of the points against San Lorenzo. Montiel's 8.4 rating stands as one of the clearest individual marks from the game, a reminder that dominant performances do not always translate into three points.
Still, the underlying picture from the match is stark. When a player completes seven dribbles and draws three fouls in a Liga Profesional de Fútbol fixture, defenders know they have been through a fight, whatever the final result says.