Match Report
The table read 7th (San Lorenzo, 22 pts) against 3rd (Defensa y Justicia, 14 pts), 8 points apart. Defensa y Justicia's recent output lagged their position: 60th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, San Lorenzo were scoring 0.88 and conceding 0.88, Defensa y Justicia 1.29 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
San Lorenzo had drawn three in a row. Level finishes had become the habit for Defensa y Justicia: five in a row.
Across 13 recorded meetings, San Lorenzo have 6 wins to Defensa y Justicia's 4, with 3 draws, at 2.38 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 31% of the wins in this matchup. 0.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.38.
The match was played at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín (capacity 39,494). Defensa y Justicia led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
San Lorenzo: Rodrigo Auzmendi (65'), Rodrigo Auzmendi (89') · Defensa y Justicia: Elías Pereyra (2'), Juan Gutiérrez (45'), Aarón Molinas (64'), Agustín Hausch (75'), David Barbona (90')
Key stats
Possession: San Lorenzo 53% · Defensa y Justicia 47% · Total shots: 17-11 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 9-2