Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Boca Juniors 2nd with 11, Fortaleza 1st with 13. Recent form told a different story for Fortaleza: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Boca Juniors 1.67 scored and 1 conceded per game, Fortaleza 2.5 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.29.
Fortaleza's winless run stood at 5.
The venue was Estadio Alberto José Armando in Buenos Aires, with room for 54,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.