Match Report
Nueva Chicago (15th, 32 pts) visited Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta (5th, 45 pts) with 13 points between them. On recent form Nueva Chicago sat only 32nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 1.07 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Nueva Chicago 0.72 and 0.97, with the league averaging 0.96.
Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta came in having won three on the spin. Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Nueva Chicago, 7.
Estadio El Gigante del Norte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta: Nicolás Rinaldi (43'), Lautaro Montoya (79')
Key stats
Possession: Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 60% · Nueva Chicago 40% · Total shots: 11-4 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 9-2