Match Report
20 points for Sarmiento (9th), 29 for Independiente (3rd): a 9-point gap. The last five rounds placed Independiente no better than 37th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Sarmiento were scoring 0.81 and conceding 1.06, Independiente 1.44 and 0.75, against a competition average of 0.98 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Independiente in 7 games. The last-five ledger: Sarmiento 5/15, Independiente 13/15.
10 meetings are on record — 1 won by Sarmiento, 6 by Independiente, 3 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín in Junín (capacity 22,000). On the scoreboard, Sarmiento led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sarmiento: Joaquín Ardaiz (33'), Elián Giménez (55') · Independiente: Gabriel Ávalos (46'), Felipe Loyola (83')
Key stats
Possession: Sarmiento 28% · Independiente 72% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 2-2