Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Gimnasia Mendoza (1st, 47 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Atenas (12th, 28 pts). The last five rounds placed Atenas no better than 57th for form, against 12th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Atenas 0.92 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, Gimnasia Mendoza 1.62 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.29.
5 games without a win framed Atenas's arrival. Gimnasia Mendoza had won four straight. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Atenas, 13/15 for Gimnasia Mendoza.
The match was played at Estadio 9 de Julio in Estadio 9 de Julio (capacity 7,000).


