Match Report
The table read 1st (Peñarol, 16 pts) against 2nd (Cerro Largo, 11 pts), 5 points apart. Peñarol ranked just 37th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Peñarol ran at 1.71 scored and 0.43 conceded, Cerro Largo at 1 and 0.71.
Cerro Largo's unbeaten run stood at 5.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Peñarol, 3 draws and 1 for Cerro Largo, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Estadio Campeón del Siglo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,700. Peñarol led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Peñarol: Abel Hernández (34'), Abel Hernández (54'), Matías Arezo (59')
Key stats
Possession: Peñarol 45% · Cerro Largo 55% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 5-7