Match Report
29 points for River Plate (1st), 16 for Huracán (5th): a 13-point gap. On recent form Huracán sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.57/0.71 for River Plate and 1/0.8 for Huracán (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.07.
River Plate entered with three wins in a row.
13 meetings are on record — 5 won by River Plate, 4 by Huracán, 4 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 31% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Estadio Monumental (capacity 80,093). F. Tello Figueroa officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 3.3 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Huracán led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Tomás Galván (65') · Huracán: Óscar Cortés (9'), Lucas Blondel (80')
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 75% · Huracán 25% · Total shots: 20-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-0