Match Report
29 points for River Plate (1st), 25 for Rosario Central (3rd): a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for River Plate: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, River Plate ran at 1.57 scored and 0.71 conceded, Rosario Central at 1.29 and 1.07.
River Plate arrived off three straight defeats.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — River Plate 8, draws 7, Rosario Central 4, at 2.47 goals per meeting.
Estadio Mâs Monumental, capacity 102,733, hosted the game. Rosario Central led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Rosario Central: Nicolás Otamendi (27' og)
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 65% · Rosario Central 35% · Total shots: 25-12 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 10-4