Match Report
Sarmiento (2nd, 15 pts) visited Atlético Tucumán (8th, 10 pts) with 5 points between them. The last five rounds placed Atlético Tucumán no better than 40th for form, against 8th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.57/0.29 for Atlético Tucumán and 1.88/1.5 for Sarmiento (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.04.
Atlético Tucumán were unbeaten in 6. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Atlético Tucumán against 3/15 for Sarmiento.
The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Atlético Tucumán, 3 draws and 7 for Sarmiento, at 2.63 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 69% of the meetings won by the home side. Recent editions have opened up: 3.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.63 historically.
The venue was Estadio Monumental Presidente José Fierro, with room for 35,200 spectators. With 100 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, L. Rey Hilfer was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Atlético Tucumán: Luciano Vallejo (82') · Sarmiento: Junior Marabel (69'), Julián Mavilla (71')
Key stats
Possession: Atlético Tucumán 55% · Sarmiento 45% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 13-4