Match Report
13 points and 1 places separated them: River Plate 1st with 29, Vélez Sarsfield 2nd with 16. Vélez Sarsfield had been under-performing their position — 33rd on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: River Plate 1.57 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Vélez Sarsfield 1.38 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.05.
Vélez Sarsfield had not lost in 5 games. River Plate had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Vélez Sarsfield, 11.
14 meetings are on record — 6 won by River Plate, 4 by Vélez Sarsfield, 4 drawn, at 2.57 goals per meeting.
Estadio Mâs Monumental, capacity 102,733, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, River Plate led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Ángel Correa (11'), Thiago Silvero (43' og) · Vélez Sarsfield: Diego Valdés (61'), Manuel Lanzini (79')
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 57% · Vélez Sarsfield 43% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 3-4