Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Independiente Rivadavia 9th with 56 points, Nueva Chicago 34th with 32, 24 apart. Recent form flatters Nueva Chicago's table spot — 29th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 34th. Against a league average of 1.03 goals per team per game, Independiente Rivadavia ran at 1.25 scored and 0.94 conceded, Nueva Chicago at 0.92 and 1.33.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 6 Independiente Rivadavia wins, 1 for Nueva Chicago, 4 draws, at 2.82 goals per meeting. Recent editions have opened up: 3.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.82 historically.
Estadio Juan Bautista Gargantini in Mendoza staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,268. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.