Match Report
6 points and 1 places separated them: Independiente del Valle 3rd with 8, América Mineiro 4th with 2. Recent form told a different story for América Mineiro: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Independiente del Valle were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.17, América Mineiro 1 and 2.17, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
The venue was Estadio General Rumiñahui del Valle de Los Chillos in Sangolqui, with room for 8,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Independiente del Valle led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.