Match Report
9 points and 7 places separated them: Gimnasia Mendoza 6th with 53, Alvarado 13th with 44. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Gimnasia Mendoza ran at 1.25 scored and 1.03 conceded, Alvarado at 0.97 and 1.11.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Gimnasia Mendoza, 0 by Alvarado, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won.
The match was played at Estadio Víctor Antonio Legrotaglie in Mendoza (capacity 40,268). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.