Match Report
Estudiantes de San Luis went into the game 1st in the table on 32 points; Gimnasia Mendoza sat 13th on 23 — a 9-point gap. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Estudiantes de San Luis 1.86 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Gimnasia Mendoza 1.07 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.14.
Gimnasia Mendoza came in having won four on the spin.
The match was played at Estadio Héctor Odicino Pedro Benoza in Ciudad de San Luis (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.