Match Report
In the standings it was Defensa y Justicia 3rd on 17 points, Deportivo Riestra 12th on 9 — separated by 8. Defensa y Justicia's recent output lagged their position: 59th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Defensa y Justicia were scoring 1.22 and conceding 1, Deportivo Riestra 0.89 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.06 goals per team per game.
Defensa y Justicia had not won in 7 games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Defensa y Justicia 2, draws 3, Deportivo Riestra 0, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello, capacity 52,595, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Defensa y Justicia led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Defensa y Justicia: Juan Gutiérrez (23'), David Barbona (37') · Deportivo Riestra: T. González (72')
Key stats
Possession: Defensa y Justicia 62% · Deportivo Riestra 38% · Total shots: 12-18 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 5-3