Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: 9 de Julio Rafaela (3rd, 32 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Unión Santiago (3rd, 13 pts). On recent form Unión Santiago sat only 106th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: 9 de Julio Rafaela 1.35 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Unión Santiago 1.33 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.23.
Unión Santiago had not lost in 13 games. Over the last five, 9 de Julio Rafaela had taken 5 of 15 points to Unión Santiago's 13.
The match was played at Estadio Germán Malacho Soltermam in Rafaela (capacity 8,000).


