Match Report
Instituto, 2nd with 68 points, sat 36 points above Nueva Chicago (34th, 32). Nueva Chicago's recent output outran their position: 29th on form over five rounds, 34th in the table. Per game in the league, Instituto were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.64, Nueva Chicago 0.92 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
Instituto had not lost in 5 games. Nueva Chicago were winless in 8. The last-five ledger: Instituto 9/15, Nueva Chicago 3/15.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Instituto have 2 wins to Nueva Chicago's 4, with 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup.
The venue was Estadio Juan Domingo Perón in Ciudad de Córdoba, with room for 26,535 spectators. On the scoreboard, Instituto led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.