Match Report
The table read 6th (Puerto Nuevo, 29 pts) against 1st (Argentino Merlo, 39 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Argentino Merlo no better than 38th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, Puerto Nuevo ran at 0.89 scored and 0.83 conceded, Argentino Merlo at 1.78 and 0.89.
7 games without a win framed Puerto Nuevo's arrival. Argentino Merlo arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Puerto Nuevo had taken 1 of 15 points to Argentino Merlo's 13.
The match was played at Estadio Rubén Carlos Vallejos (capacity 20,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Argentino Merlo led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Argentino Merlo: Cristian Trombetta (15'), M. A. Moreno Murillo (56'), M. A. Moreno Murillo (78'), Jonathan Maciel (33')
Key stats
Total shots: 8-8 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 1-5