Match Report
Instituto went into the game 8th in the table on 18 points; Rosario Central sat 1st on 31 — a 13-point gap. The last five rounds placed Instituto no better than 44th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Instituto were scoring 1 and conceding 1.25, Rosario Central 1.13 and 0.5, against a competition average of 0.98 goals per team per game.
Rosario Central arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Instituto 6/15, Rosario Central 15/15.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Instituto, 3 draws and 6 for Rosario Central, at 2.18 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 73% of the meetings.
Estadio Juan Domingo Perón staged the fixture, a ground that holds 57,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Instituto: Jhon Córdoba (36') · Rosario Central: Ignacio Malcorra (38'), Ángel Di María (64'), Ignacio Ovando (67')
Key stats
Possession: Instituto 49% · Rosario Central 51% · Total shots: 25-6 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 6-0