Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sarmiento (24th, 30 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Crucero del Norte (30th, 14 pts). Per game in the league, Sarmiento were scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.13, Crucero del Norte 0.7 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Sarmiento had gone 8 games without a win. Crucero del Norte had gone 5 games without a win.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Sarmiento have 2 wins to Crucero del Norte's 1, with 3 draws, at 0.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estadio Eva Perón de Junín in Junín, with room for 22,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Crucero del Norte led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Sarmiento: Tobías Figueroa (63'), Gervasio Núñez (90') · Crucero del Norte: Julio Barraza (16')
Key stats
Possession: Sarmiento 62% · Crucero del Norte 38% · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 12-3