Match Report
Lanús went into the game 2nd in the table on 30 points; Rosario Central sat 1st on 31 — a 1-point gap. Lanús had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, Lanús ran at 1.25 scored and 0.81 conceded, Rosario Central at 1.13 and 0.5.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Lanús 5, draws 6, Rosario Central 1, at 2.42 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The venue was Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez, with room for 46,619 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Rosario Central: Ángel Di María (74')
Key stats
Possession: Lanús 46% · Rosario Central 54% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 6-5