Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Racing 1st on 31, Cerro 3rd on 13. Cerro ranked just 45th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Cerro 1.33 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Racing 1.53 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.17.
Racing were unbeaten in 5.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cerro 2, draws 3, Racing 2, at 1.43 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. Only 14% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
E. Ostojich officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 4.3 yellow cards each. Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Cerro led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Cerro: Damián Suárez (8')
Key stats
Possession: Cerro 37% · Racing 63% · Total shots: 5-5 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 4-9