Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Vélez Sarsfield (14th, 38 pts) and Olimpo (28th, 15 pts). On the form table Vélez Sarsfield stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Per game in the league, Vélez Sarsfield were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.19, Olimpo 0.59 and 1.85, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Vélez Sarsfield arrived off four straight defeats.
Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires staged the fixture, a ground that holds 49,540. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Vélez Sarsfield: Gonzalo Bergessio (79'), Gonzalo Bergessio (87'), Fabián Cubero (57')
Key stats
Possession: Vélez Sarsfield 56% · Olimpo 44% · Total shots: 14-3 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 5-4