Match Report
In the standings it was River Plate 2nd on 29 points, Belgrano 5th on 26 — separated by 3. The last five rounds placed Belgrano no better than 20th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, River Plate were scoring 1.38 and conceding 0.75, Belgrano 1.06 and 0.81, against a competition average of 1.06 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