Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Boca Juniors 2nd with 30 points, Platense 12th with 9, 21 apart. The last five rounds placed Platense no better than 56th for form, against 12th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.5 for Platense and 1.38/0.56 for Boca Juniors (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.04.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Platense 1, draws 2, Boca Juniors 4, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,000. With 75 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, J. Baliño was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Platense: Nicolás Retamar (53') · Boca Juniors: Miguel Merentiel (80')
Key stats
Possession: Platense 36% · Boca Juniors 64% · Total shots: 13-14 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 3-7