Match Report
11 points and 2 places separated them: Barracas Central 8th with 20, Platense 10th with 9. Platense had been under-performing their position — 56th on five-round form against 10th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/0.93 for Barracas Central and 1/1.5 for Platense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.04.
Level finishes had become the habit for Platense: three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Barracas Central wins, 2 for Platense, 2 draws, at 1.33 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 17% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Claudio Chiqui Tapia (capacity 4,400). H. Mastrángelo officiated: 82 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Barracas Central led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Barracas Central: Iván Tapia (23') · Platense: Nicolás Retamar (59'), Luciano Giménez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Barracas Central 45% · Platense 55% · Total shots: 11-19 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 4-4