Match Report
4 points and 1 places separated them: Olimpia 1st with 14, Atlético Nacional 2nd with 10. Atlético Nacional had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Olimpia ran at 2.17 scored and 0.67 conceded, Atlético Nacional at 1.33 and 1.33.
Olimpia came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Atlético Nacional arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
The venue was Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asuncion, with room for 5,100 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olimpia led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.




