Match Report
In the standings it was Cerro Porteño 1st on 13 points, Sporting Cristal 3rd on 6 — separated by 7. Sporting Cristal ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Cerro Porteño 1 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Sporting Cristal 1 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.17.
The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Cerro Porteño against 4/15 for Sporting Cristal.
The match was played at Estadio General Pablo Rojas (capacity 45,876). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cerro Porteño: Pablo Vegetti (51'), Cecilio Domínguez (67')
Key stats
Possession: Cerro Porteño 51% · Sporting Cristal 49% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 6-1