Match Report
The table read 2nd (Alvarado, 27 pts) against 2nd (Argentino Monte Maíz, 23 pts), 4 points apart. Argentino Monte Maíz's recent output lagged their position: 41st on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Alvarado 1.19 scored and 0.44 conceded per game, Argentino Monte Maíz 1 and 0.75, with the league averaging 0.95.
Alvarado carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Argentino Monte Maíz were winless in 9. Over the last five, Alvarado had taken 11 of 15 points to Argentino Monte Maíz's 2.
The venue was Estadio José María Minella, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Alvarado: R. Makarte (59') · Argentino Monte Maíz: Ignacio Andrés Blangetti (62')
Key stats
Possession: Alvarado 64% · Argentino Monte Maíz 36% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 11-1


