Match Report
Gimnasia y Tiro went into the game 5th in the table on 54 points; Gimnasia Concepción sat 9th on 44 — a 10-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Gimnasia Concepción: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Scoring rates set the scale: Gimnasia y Tiro 1.09 scored and 0.94 conceded per game, Gimnasia Concepción 1.03 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.06.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Gimnasia y Tiro.
Estadio El Gigante del Norte in Salta staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,300. On the scoreboard, Gimnasia y Tiro led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.