Match Report
Nueva Chicago went into the game 15th in the table on 29 points; Almagro sat 12th on 34 — a 5-point gap. Nueva Chicago ranked just 36th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.74/1 for Nueva Chicago and 0.81/1.07 for Almagro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.97.
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Nueva Chicago, 4 by Almagro, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 30% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estadio República de Mataderos (capacity 28,500). Almagro led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Nueva Chicago: Matías Romero (21') · Almagro: Nicolás Tolosa (27'), Franco Bustamante (42')
Key stats
Possession: Nueva Chicago 66% · Almagro 34% · Total shots: 21-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-3