Match Report
2nd against 3rd, but level on points: San Lorenzo and Palestino both had 8. Recent form told a different story for San Lorenzo: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: San Lorenzo 1.17 scored and 1 conceded per game, Palestino 1.17 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.34.
Defeat had not touched Palestino in 14 games. From the last five rounds, San Lorenzo held 7 points of 15 and Palestino 13.
The match was played at Estadio Pedro Bidegaín in Capital Federal (capacity 39,494). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.