Match Report
Defensa y Justicia went into the game 3rd in the table on 5 points; Independiente Medellín sat 1st on 13 — an 8-point gap. Defensa y Justicia's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Defensa y Justicia ran at 0.67 scored and 1.33 conceded, Independiente Medellín at 2.67 and 1.17.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Defensa y Justicia. Independiente Medellín entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Defensa y Justicia against 13/15 for Independiente Medellín.
Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in Florencio Varela staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, Independiente Medellín led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.