Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Colón (3rd, 25 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Tacuarembó (7th, 3 pts). Tacuarembó ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Colón 1.07 scored and 0.79 conceded per game, Tacuarembó 0.83 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.14.
Colón had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Colón, 2 by Tacuarembó, 2 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Parque Luis Méndez Piana, with room for 6,500 spectators. Colón led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Colón: Ronald Daniel Álvarez Magallanes (1')
Key stats
Possession: Colón 50% · Tacuarembó 50% · Total shots: 6-4 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 9-2