Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Cienciano (3rd, 33 pts) and Universitario (2nd, 17 pts). The last five rounds placed Cienciano no better than 27th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Cienciano 2 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Universitario 2.13 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.39.
Universitario had won four straight. The last-five ledger: Cienciano 6/15, Universitario 13/15.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Cienciano, 3 draws and 3 for Universitario, at 2.33 goals per meeting. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
With 53 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, R. Pérez Gutierrez was the man in the middle. Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,056. On the scoreboard, Cienciano led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Cienciano: Matías Succar (34'), Carlos Garcés (82')
Key stats
Possession: Cienciano 60% · Universitario 40% · Total shots: 24-7 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 7-2