Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sarmiento Resistencia 2nd with 64 points, Sportivo Belgrano 7th with 48, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Sarmiento Resistencia no better than 9th for form, against 2nd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.28/1.06 for Sportivo Belgrano and 1.38/0.59 for Sarmiento Resistencia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
Momentum sat with Sarmiento Resistencia, winners of their last three, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Sportivo Belgrano had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Sarmiento Resistencia, 13.
Estadio Oscar Carlos Boero in San Francisco, capacity 9,200, hosted the game. Sportivo Belgrano led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.