Match Report
33 points for Cienciano (3rd), 27 for Cusco FC (6th): a 6-point gap. Cienciano ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Cienciano were scoring 2 and conceding 1.29, Cusco FC 1.24 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Cienciano, 3 for Cusco FC and 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 17% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (capacity 42,056). With 35 matches recorded and 3.3 yellow cards per game, J. Quiróz was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Cusco FC led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Cienciano: Carlos Garcés (47') · Cusco FC: Lucas Colitto (10'), Santiago Arias (59' og)
Key stats
Possession: Cienciano 52% · Cusco FC 48% · Total shots: 22-10 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 6-3