Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta (5th, 44 pts) and Nueva Chicago (16th, 29 pts). On recent form Nueva Chicago sat only 36th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta 1.11 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Nueva Chicago 0.74 and 1, with the league averaging 0.97.
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