Match Report
In the standings it was Nacional 3rd on 8 points, Argentinos Juniors 1st on 12 — separated by 4. Recent form told a different story for Nacional: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Nacional ran at 1.33 scored and 1.5 conceded, Argentinos Juniors at 1.17 and 0.5.
The venue was Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, with room for 10,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.