Match Report
The table read 4th (Independiente Medellín, 6 pts) against 1st (Boca Juniors, 14 pts), 8 points apart. The last five rounds placed Independiente Medellín no better than 17th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Independiente Medellín ran at 1.5 scored and 1.83 conceded, Boca Juniors at 1.67 and 0.17.
Independiente Medellín had been beaten in three straight games. Defeat had not touched Boca Juniors in 10 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Independiente Medellín 4/15, Boca Juniors 13/15.
Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,043. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.