Match Report
5 points for Independiente La Rioja (9th), 16 for Defensores La Boca (8th): an 11-point gap. Independiente La Rioja ranked just 192nd in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.69/2.56 for Independiente La Rioja and 1.13/1.63 for Defensores La Boca (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Independiente La Rioja arrived off three straight defeats. 5 games without a win framed Defensores La Boca's arrival.
Estadio Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.


