Match Report
Melgar went into the game 4th in the table on 4 points; Atlético Nacional sat 2nd on 10 — a 6-point gap. Melgar had been under-performing their position — 27th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Melgar ran at 1.5 scored and 2.17 conceded, Atlético Nacional at 1.33 and 1.33.
Atlético Nacional's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Melgar against 11/15 for Atlético Nacional.
Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa, capacity 60,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.