Match Report
In the standings it was Talleres Córdoba 4th on 26 points, Vélez Sarsfield 1st on 17 — separated by 9. On recent form Talleres Córdoba sat only 46th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, Talleres Córdoba ran at 1.06 scored and 0.81 conceded, Vélez Sarsfield at 1.33 and 0.78.
Defeat had followed defeat for Talleres Córdoba — three in succession. Talleres Córdoba had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Vélez Sarsfield, 8.
14 meetings are on record — 4 won by Talleres Córdoba, 6 by Vélez Sarsfield, 4 drawn, at 1.79 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, N. Arasa was the man in the middle. The match was played at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón (capacity 57,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Talleres Córdoba: Ronaldo Martínez (27') · Vélez Sarsfield: Rodrigo Aliendro (45'), Thiago Silvero (79'), Diego Valdés (90')
Key stats
Possession: Talleres Córdoba 63% · Vélez Sarsfield 37% · Total shots: 20-11 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 8-5