Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Temperley (2nd, 46 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Nueva Chicago (15th, 29 pts). On recent form Nueva Chicago sat only 36th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. Per game in the league, Nueva Chicago were scoring 0.74 and conceding 1, Temperley 1.11 and 0.81, against a competition average of 0.97 goals per team per game.
Nueva Chicago had been beaten in three straight games. Temperley's winless run stood at 6.
13 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nueva Chicago 2, draws 6, Temperley 5, at 1.69 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 23% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio República de Mataderos, with room for 28,500 spectators. Temperley led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nueva Chicago: Sebastián Cocimano (90') · Temperley: Pedro Souto (30')
Key stats
Possession: Nueva Chicago 54% · Temperley 46% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-4