Match Report
24 points for Independiente (5th), 12 for Newell's Old Boys (6th): a 12-point gap. Independiente had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, Independiente ran at 1.5 scored and 1.25 conceded, Newell's Old Boys at 1.13 and 0.88.
6 matches unbeaten backed Newell's Old Boys's arrival.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Independiente 5, draws 2, Newell's Old Boys 4, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture. Goals have dried up lately: 1.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 3 across the full history.
Estadio Libertadores de América, capacity 42,000, hosted the game. Independiente led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Independiente: Santiago Montiel (41')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente 48% · Newell's Old Boys 52% · Total shots: 12-2 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 7-2