Match Report
Belgrano, 5th on 11 points, faced an 18-point deficit to River Plate (2nd, 29). The last five rounds placed River Plate no better than 26th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, River Plate were scoring 1.38 and conceding 0.75, Belgrano 1 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched River Plate in 5 games.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by River Plate, 1 by Belgrano, 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. History points to goals: 88% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, capacity 57,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Facundo Colidio (18'), Tomás Galván (59') · Belgrano: Leonardo Morales (26'), Nicolás Fernández (88'), Nicolás Fernández (85')
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 62% · Belgrano 38% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 6-4