Match Report
The table read 1st (Montevideo City Torque, 15 pts) against 2nd (Cerro Largo, 11 pts), 4 points apart. The last five rounds placed Cerro Largo no better than 39th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Montevideo City Torque 2.8 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Cerro Largo 1 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.17.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Montevideo City Torque. Cerro Largo had drawn four in a row. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Montevideo City Torque, 4/15 for Cerro Largo.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 4 Montevideo City Torque wins, 0 for Cerro Largo, 4 draws, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Charrúa (capacity 14,000). Cerro Largo led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Montevideo City Torque: Nahuel Da Silva (84'), Esteban Obregón (88') · Cerro Largo: Santiago Marcel (41')
Key stats
Possession: Montevideo City Torque 51% · Cerro Largo 49% · Total shots: 18-12 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 12-5