Match Report
In the standings it was Cerro 6th on 9 points, Peñarol 1st on 16 — separated by 7. On recent form Cerro sat only 44th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Cerro 0.86 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Peñarol 1.71 and 0.43, with the league averaging 1.17.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Cerro, 5 for Peñarol and 0 drawn, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Peñarol: Abel Hernández (57')
Key stats
Possession: Cerro 41% · Peñarol 59% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 4-4