Match Report
Independiente Rivadavia went into the game 9th in the table on 56 points; Defensores de Belgrano sat 12th on 54 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Defensores de Belgrano: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Against a league average of 1.03 goals per team per game, Independiente Rivadavia ran at 1.25 scored and 0.94 conceded, Defensores de Belgrano at 1.03 and 0.83.
Over the last five, Independiente Rivadavia had taken 3 of 15 points to Defensores de Belgrano's 10.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Independiente Rivadavia, 0 by Defensores de Belgrano, 4 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. 80% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini, capacity 24,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Independiente Rivadavia led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Independiente Rivadavia: J. Scolari (15'), Pablo Palacio (27'), N. Piethe (83' og) · Defensores de Belgrano: M. Centurión (29')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente Rivadavia 53% · Defensores de Belgrano 47% · Total shots: 7-6 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 4-3