Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Cerro Porteño (2nd, 45 pts) and Tacuary (8th, 23 pts). Cerro Porteño's recent output lagged their position: 23rd on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cerro Porteño 1.82 scored and 0.77 conceded per game, Tacuary 1.18 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.17.
Tacuary were winless in 7.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Cerro Porteño wins, 1 for Tacuary, 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings.
Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asuncion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,876. On the scoreboard, Cerro Porteño led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Cerro Porteño: Fernando Fernández (8') · Tacuary: Diego Fernandez (60')