How it happened
Instituto De Córdoba took the lead once and defended it for more than an hour. Lázaro scored in the 23rd minute, and that was the only goal of the match. It was also the only change to the scoreline: the visitors went in at half-time 1-0 ahead and the second half brought no reply.
Defensa y Justicia had the ball and the volume of attempts, with 67% of possession, 20 shots and six corners. Instituto had seven shots and five corners. Both sides put three shots on target, so the gap in total attempts did not translate into a gap in accuracy where it counted.
No red cards were shown, and the match stayed 11 against 11 throughout.
The numbers
The expected-goals figures show how one-sided the territory was: 1.67 for Defensa y Justicia against 0.34 for Instituto, a difference of 1.33. The hosts created enough to score more than once on average, yet finished with nothing.
Lázaro had the best match rating of any player, 8.3. He played 74 minutes, had 42 touches and made two key passes alongside his goal, which carried an expected-goals value of 0.16, so it was a chance he converted at a better rate than its quality suggested.
Fernando Alarcón followed with a match rating of 8.0 across 90 minutes at the back. In goal, Marcos Ledesma made three saves for a rating of 7.7, which matches the three shots on target Defensa y Justicia produced.
What it means
Instituto's last ten matches read seven wins, two draws and one defeat, with 17 goals scored and eight conceded, an average of 2.3 points per match. Defensa y Justicia's ten read six wins, two draws and two defeats, with 15 scored and seven conceded, or two points per match.
Instituto also hold the edge in this pairing. Of three recent meetings, they have won two and Defensa y Justicia one, with no draws, and those games averaged 2.67 goals. This one finished with a single goal, well below that average.