Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between 2 de Mayo (2nd, 56 pts) and 3 de Febrero (11th, 39 pts). 3 de Febrero had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Per game in the league, 3 de Febrero were scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.4, 2 de Mayo 1.5 and 0.77, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
2 de Mayo carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: 3 de Febrero 5/15, 2 de Mayo 13/15.
Estadio Antonio Aranda in Ciudad del Este staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,100. On the scoreboard, 3 de Febrero led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.