Match Report
7 points and 3 places separated them: Defensor Sporting 7th with 6, Cerro 4th with 13. Cerro ranked just 45th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Defensor Sporting 0.86 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Cerro 1.29 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.18.
A win had eluded Defensor Sporting for 9 matches. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Defensor Sporting, 9/15 for Cerro.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 3 for Defensor Sporting, 2 for Cerro and 2 drawn, at 2.29 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 71% of the meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 29% of meetings.
The venue was Estadio Luis Franzini, with room for 16,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Defensor Sporting: Martín Rabuñal (33'), Lautaro Navarro (85') · Cerro: Jairo Amaro (30')
Key stats
Possession: Defensor Sporting 59% · Cerro 41% · Total shots: 16-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-2