Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Atlético Rafaela 5th with 53 points, Estudiantes Caseros 14th with 36, 17 apart. The last five rounds placed Atlético Rafaela no better than 27th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Estudiantes Caseros were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.18, Atlético Rafaela 1.12 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Estudiantes Caseros had drawn their last three, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de Caseros in Caseros (capacity 11,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.