Match Report
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza, 1st with 63 points, sat 22 points above Nueva Chicago (11th, 41). Recent form told a different story for Nueva Chicago: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Against a league average of 0.9 goals per team per game, Nueva Chicago ran at 0.79 scored and 0.97 conceded, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza at 1.03 and 0.53.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Nueva Chicago wins, 4 for Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza, 3 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Estadio República de Mataderos, capacity 28,500, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Nueva Chicago: Diego Arroyo (17') · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: Facundo Lencioni (45')
Key stats
Possession: Nueva Chicago 54% · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 46% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-7