Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Deportivo Merlo 5th on 37, Cañuelas 16th on 22. Deportivo Merlo's recent output lagged their position: 39th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.86/1.43 for Cañuelas and 1/0.76 for Deportivo Merlo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.98.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Cañuelas. Cañuelas had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Deportivo Merlo, 10.
The venue was Estadio Jorge Alfredo Arín in Cañuelas, with room for 2,000 spectators. Deportivo Merlo led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.




