Match Report
Santos went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Banfield sat 4th on 5 — a 6-point gap. Banfield's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/0.83 for Santos and 0.5/1 for Banfield (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Banfield had gone 5 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Santos, 3/15 for Banfield.
Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Santos, capacity 16,798, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.