Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cerro 4th with 41 points, Atenas 3rd with 7, 34 apart. Atenas had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Cerro were scoring 1.41 and conceding 1.36, Atenas 0.8 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Cerro had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. 7 games without a win framed Atenas's arrival. From the last five rounds, Cerro held 9 points of 15 and Atenas 3.
The match was played at Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli in Montevideo (capacity 4,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atenas led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-4.