Match Report
In the standings it was Patronato 10th on 40 points, Atlético Tucumán 5th on 46 — separated by 6. Atlético Tucumán's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Patronato 1.15 scored and 1 conceded per game, Atlético Tucumán 1.19 and 0.81, with the league averaging 1.09.
Atlético Tucumán carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
17 meetings are on record — 6 won by Patronato, 6 by Atlético Tucumán, 5 drawn, at 2.47 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 41% of the meetings went to the host.
Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella in Paraná staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.