Match Report
In the standings it was Central Norte 1st on 18 points, San Martín Formosa 3rd on 15 — separated by 3. San Martín Formosa had been under-performing their position — 35th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Central Norte were scoring 1.63 and conceding 0.75, San Martín Formosa 1.13 and 0.75, against a competition average of 0.94 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Central Norte, having scored in 13 consecutive games. San Martín Formosa were unbeaten in 8.
The venue was Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Ciudad de Salta, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.