Match Report
The table read 9th (Comerciantes Unidos, 21 pts) against 6th (Cusco FC, 27 pts), 6 points apart. Comerciantes Unidos's recent output lagged their position: 30th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Comerciantes Unidos ran at 1.06 scored and 1.18 conceded, Cusco FC at 1.24 and 1.41.
Comerciantes Unidos had not won in 8 games. The last-five ledger: Comerciantes Unidos 3/15, Cusco FC 9/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Comerciantes Unidos wins, 4 for Cusco FC, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra (capacity 8,000). On the scoreboard, Cusco FC led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Comerciantes Unidos: Flavio Alcedo (73'), Matías Sen (86'), Alexis Cossio (90') · Cusco FC: Facundo Callejo (26')
Key stats
Possession: Comerciantes Unidos 43% · Cusco FC 57% · Total shots: 11-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 1-1