Sometimes the numbers tell two stories at once. Ezequiel Unsaín posted a 7.9 match rating for Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza on Wednesday night, saved a penalty and finished with four stops to his name. His side still lost 3-1 to CA Talleres.
The spot-kick denial should have been a turning point. Instead, Talleres found a way through three more times, punishing a Gimnasia defence that couldn't make the goalkeeper's excellence count. Unsaín kept them in it longer than the scoreline suggests, but one man can only do so much when the goals keep arriving at the other end.
It's the kind of performance that sits awkwardly in the record books: individually strong, collectively futile. The penalty save will be remembered by those who watched. The result is what goes into the table.
Gimnasia Mendoza now have to regroup quickly, knowing they had a keeper in inspired form and still came away empty. Talleres, meanwhile, leave with three points that required more work than the final margin implies. Unsaín made sure of that much.