Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — San Martín Burzaco 2nd with 64 points, Puerto Nuevo 17th with 34, 30 apart. San Martín Burzaco had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Puerto Nuevo 0.81 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, San Martín Burzaco 1.53 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.06.
Puerto Nuevo entered with four losses in a row. Momentum sat with San Martín Burzaco, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Puerto Nuevo had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; San Martín Burzaco, 13.
The venue was Estadio Rubén Carlos Vallejos in Campana, with room for 20,000 spectators. San Martín Burzaco led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.