Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Boca Juniors 1st with 64 points, Nueva Chicago 27th with 29, 35 apart. Recent form flatters Nueva Chicago's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 27th. Scoring rates set the scale: Boca Juniors 1.63 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Nueva Chicago 0.97 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.1.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Boca Juniors, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Boca Juniors 13/15, Nueva Chicago 4/15.
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, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Boca Juniors 75% · Nueva Chicago 25% · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 6-2