Match Report
In the standings it was San Martín de Tucumán 10th on 39 points, Almagro 13th on 35 — separated by 4. Recent form told a different story for Almagro: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. Scoring rates set the scale: San Martín de Tucumán 1.03 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Almagro 0.86 and 1.14, with the league averaging 0.97.
Almagro arrived on a run of three straight wins. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for San Martín de Tucumán against 13/15 for Almagro.
11 meetings are on record — 5 won by San Martín de Tucumán, 0 by Almagro, 6 drawn, at 1.45 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 18% of meetings won. Historically tight: 9% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio La Ciudadela, capacity 30,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, San Martín de Tucumán led 3-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 3-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
San Martín de Tucumán: G. Carabajal (19'), Álvaro Veliez (37'), Luca Arfaras (45')
Key stats
Possession: San Martín de Tucumán 52% · Almagro 48% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-0