Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — San Martín Tucumán 4th with 36 points, Gimnasia Concepción 7th with 21, 15 apart. San Martín de Tucumán had been under-performing their position — 76th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, San Martín Tucumán were scoring 1.56 and conceding 0.83, Gimnasia Concepción 1.75 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
San Martín Tucumán had not won in 5 games. San Martín Tucumán had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Gimnasia Concepción, 8.
The venue was Estadio La Ciudadela in San Miguel de Tucumán, with room for 30,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Gimnasia Concepción led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.