Match Report
4 points for Barcelona Guayaquil (4th), 12 for River Plate (1st): an 8-point gap. Barcelona Guayaquil's recent output lagged their position: 30th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Barcelona Guayaquil were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.17, River Plate 2.17 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
River Plate's unbeaten run stood at 12.
The match was played at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil (capacity 59,283). Half-time and full-time told different stories: River Plate led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Barcelona Guayaquil: Octavio Rivero (15'), Lucas Martínez Quarta (49' og) · River Plate: Sebastián Driussi (7'), Facundo Colidio (26'), Franco Mastantuono (48')