Match Report
In the standings it was Colón 1st on 10 points, Cerro Porteño 2nd on 8 — separated by 2. Club Atletico Colón ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Colón 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Cerro Porteño 0.83 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.35.
Colón's winless run stood at 7. 12 matches unbeaten backed Cerro Porteño's arrival. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Colón against 11/15 for Cerro Porteño.
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in Ciudad de Santa Fe, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Colón led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.