Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: River Plate 2nd with 10, The Strongest 4th with 6. Recent form told a different story for The Strongest: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: River Plate 1.83 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, The Strongest 0.83 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.3.
River Plate entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. River Plate had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; The Strongest, 7.
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Capital Federal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,000. On the scoreboard, River Plate led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.