Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — River Plate 1st with 29 points, Atlético Tucumán 8th with 13, 16 apart. Atlético Tucumán's recent output lagged their position: 39th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Atlético Tucumán were scoring 0.78 and conceding 0.56, River Plate 1.57 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
Atlético Tucumán carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Defeat had not touched River Plate in 6 games.
Across 16 recorded meetings, Atlético Tucumán have 2 wins to River Plate's 7, with 7 draws, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 31% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro, with room for 35,200 spectators. The referee was C. Gariano, with 100 matches in our database and 2.8 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, River Plate led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Atlético Tucumán: Clever Ferreira (83') · River Plate: Tobías Andrada (22'), Thiago Almada (90')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético Tucumán 25% · River Plate 75% · Total shots: 6-18 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 1-5