Match Report
14 points and 1 places separated them: River Plate 1st with 29, Sarmiento 2nd with 15. Sarmiento had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, River Plate were scoring 1.57 and conceding 0.71, Sarmiento 1.88 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, River Plate had taken 10 of 15 points to Sarmiento's 4.
Across 9 recorded meetings, River Plate have 5 wins to Sarmiento's 2, with 2 draws, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Only 11% of these meetings ended in a home win. Where history says 2.89 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.8.
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti staged the fixture, a ground that holds 61,321. Half-time and full-time told different stories: River Plate led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Sebastián Driussi (41'), Ian Subiabre (71')
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 79% · Sarmiento 21% · Total shots: 34-2 · On target: 12-1 · Corners: 10-2