Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: River Plate 2nd with 29, Vélez Sarsfield 3rd with 28. Vélez Sarsfield had been under-performing their position — 33rd on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: River Plate 1.38 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Vélez Sarsfield 1.13 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.03.
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. The referee was D. Herrera, with 100 matches in our database and 3.2 yellows per game on average. 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