Match Report
45 points for Sportivo Italiano (6th), 35 for Argentino Merlo (12th): a 10-point gap. Sportivo Italiano ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position.
A win had eluded Argentino Merlo for 9 matches. From the last five rounds, Sportivo Italiano held 8 points of 15 and Argentino Merlo 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Sportivo Italiano win, 1 for Argentino Merlo, 5 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
Goal scorers
Argentino Merlo: Alan Salvador (11'), Tomás Jerez Sayago (78')
Key stats
Possession: Sportivo Italiano 52% · Argentino Merlo 48% · Total shots: 5-4 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 4-1