Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Racing (1st, 31 pts) and Boston River (8th, 5 pts). On recent form Boston River sat only 45th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Per game in the league, Racing were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.93, Boston River 0.71 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Racing wins, 2 for Boston River, 1 draw, at 1.71 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
Parque Osvaldo Roberto staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,500. A. Matonte took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 3.5 yellow cards per game. Racing led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Racing: Sebastián da Silva (22'), Esteban Da Silva (77'), Tomás Habib (90') · Boston River: Rodrigo Saravia (49'), Facundo Aristegui (72')
Key stats
Possession: Racing 50% · Boston River 50% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 2-1