Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 40 apiece, Newell's Old Boys 11th and Patronato 10th. In league terms the two rates read 0.96/0.81 for Newell's Old Boys and 1.15/1 for Patronato (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.09.
Newell's Old Boys had won three straight. The last-five ledger: Newell's Old Boys 13/15, Patronato 7/15.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for Newell's Old Boys, 0 for Patronato and 3 drawn, at 1.43 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 14% saw more than two goals.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, A. Merlos was the man in the middle. The venue was Estadio Marcelo Alberto Bielsa in Rosario, with room for 38,095 spectators. Newell's Old Boys led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.