Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Instituto (2nd, 68 pts) and Club Ferro Carril Oeste (16th, 47 pts). Per game in the league, Instituto were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.64, Club Ferro Carril Oeste 0.89 and 0.94, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Instituto's unbeaten run stood at 9. Club Ferro Carril Oeste arrived off three consecutive draws. Over the last five, Instituto had taken 11 of 15 points to Club Ferro Carril Oeste's 3.
18 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Instituto 4, draws 9, Club Ferro Carril Oeste 5, at 2.06 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals. 3.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.06.
The match was played at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón (capacity 57,000). L. Comesaña officiated: 70 games logged, averaging 2.6 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Instituto: N. Mazzola (24'), M. Pino (45'), G. Graciani (90') · Club Ferro Carril Oeste: F. Alarcón (38' og), L. Román (39')
Key stats
Possession: Instituto 54% · Club Ferro Carril Oeste 46% · Total shots: 5-4 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 10-2