Match Report
Sporting Cristal, 2nd with 40 points, sat 23 points above Carlos Mannucci (13th, 17). Carlos Mannucci ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sporting Cristal 2.59 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Carlos Mannucci 1.35 and 1.76, with the league averaging 1.33.
The match was played at Estadio Alberto Gallardo in Lima (capacity 13,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Cristal led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.