Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Nueva Chicago 16th with 29, San Martín de Tucumán 11th with 36. On recent form Nueva Chicago sat only 36th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 16th overall. Against a league average of 0.97 goals per team per game, Nueva Chicago ran at 0.74 scored and 1 conceded, San Martín de Tucumán at 0.96 and 0.93.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 2 for Nueva Chicago, 5 for San Martín de Tucumán and 2 drawn, at 1.78 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 22% of meetings.
Estadio República de Mataderos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,500. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nueva Chicago: Thiago Ocampo (17'), Mauro Pérez (84') · San Martín de Tucumán: Mauro Véron (28')
Key stats
Possession: Nueva Chicago 49% · San Martín de Tucumán 51% · Total shots: 8-13 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 3-8