Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Boca Juniors (7th, 44 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Colón (27th, 25 pts). Recent form flatters Boca Juniors's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.03 goals per team per game, Boca Juniors ran at 1.22 scored and 0.89 conceded, Colón at 0.74 and 1.22.
Colón's last six games had all finished level.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by Boca Juniors, 0 by Colón, 2 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting.
L. Rey Hilfer officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.4 yellow cards each. Estadio Alberto José Armando in Buenos Aires staged the fixture, a ground that holds 54,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Colón led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.