Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 40 apiece, Defensa y Justicia 12th and Patronato 10th. Recent form flatters Defensa y Justicia's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Defensa y Justicia were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1, Patronato 1.15 and 1, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
16 meetings are on record — 7 won by Defensa y Justicia, 4 by Patronato, 5 drawn, at 2.31 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 31% of meetings.
The venue was Estadio Norberto Tito Tomaghello in Florencio Varela, with room for 12,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.