Match Report
Sarmiento (2nd, 15 pts) visited Atlético Tucumán (6th, 13 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Atlético Tucumán no better than 41st for form, against 6th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.78/0.56 for Atlético Tucumán and 1.88/1.5 for Sarmiento (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
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. 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