Match Report
Racing Club went into the game 2nd in the table on 12 points; River Plate sat 4th on 6 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed River Plate no better than 19th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Racing Club ran at 1.17 scored and 0.83 conceded, River Plate at 0.83 and 1.33.
Racing Club carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this. Defeat had followed defeat for River Plate — five in succession. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Racing Club, 0/15 for River Plate.
Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón in Avellaneda, capacity 51,389, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.