Match Report
5 games without a win framed Cerro Largo's arrival.
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