Match Report
Boca Juniors went into the game 1st in the table on 10 points; Corinthians sat 2nd on 9 — a 1-point gap. Boca Juniors's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Boca Juniors ran at 0.83 scored and 0.83 conceded, Corinthians at 0.83 and 0.67.
The match was played at Estadio Alberto José Armando in Buenos Aires (capacity 54,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.