Match Report
Sarmiento went into the game 3rd in the table on 12 points; Estudiantes de Río Cuarto sat 13th on 6 — a 6-point gap. Estudiantes de Río Cuarto ranked just 57th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Per game in the league, Sarmiento were scoring 1.86 and conceding 1.71, Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 0.43 and 1, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
Sarmiento had lost three in a row.
Estadio Eva Perón de Junín, capacity 22,000, hosted the game. Sarmiento led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sarmiento: Junior Marabel (11')
Key stats
Possession: Sarmiento 53% · Estudiantes de Río Cuarto 47% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 6-8