Match Report
In the standings it was Atlanta 12th on 51 points, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 4th on 63 — separated by 12. Scoring rates set the scale: Atlanta 0.79 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 1.16 and 0.87, with the league averaging 0.89.
Atlanta had gone 5 games without a win. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza came in having won three on the spin. Over the last five, Atlanta had taken 3 of 15 points to Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's 13.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Atlanta, 1 by Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza, 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Estadio Don León Kolbovski, with room for 14,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Atlanta: Ivo Alexis Costantino (77') · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: Luis Alberto Silba (26'), Maximiliano Padilla (7')
Key stats
Possession: Atlanta 61% · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 39% · Total shots: 5-6 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 2-4