Sarmiento came out on top 2-1 against Independiente Rivadavia in the Superliga, despite being second best for long spells. The home side led twice before half-time and then held on as the visitors piled on pressure.
Mauricio Martínez opened the scoring for Sarmiento in the 12th minute, but Matías Fernández levelled for Independiente Rivadavia on 31. Julián Mavilla restored Sarmiento's lead six minutes later, and that proved to be the decisive goal. Martínez was booked in the 41st minute, and Iván Villalba followed in the 90th.
The statistics show how resilient Sarmiento had to be: they had 31% possession and nine shots, while Independiente Rivadavia had 69% possession and 19 attempts. The visitors also had seven shots on target, 1.54 expected goals and four big chances, yet scored only once. Sarmiento took two of their three shots on target, and their goalkeeper made six saves to secure the win.
