Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Universitario (1st, 40 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Ayacucho (17th, 15 pts). Ayacucho ranked just 33rd in the league on five-round form despite their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Universitario ran at 1.71 scored and 0.76 conceded, Ayacucho at 0.78 and 1.5.
Universitario had won five straight. Universitario had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Ayacucho, 4.
The venue was Estadio Monumental in Lima, with room for 80,093 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Universitario: Martín Pérez Guedes (16'), José Rivera (90') · Ayacucho: J. Lucumí (22')




