Match Report
5 points for Deportivo Lara (3rd), 15 for Cruzeiro (1st): a 10-point gap. Deportivo Lara's recent output lagged their position: 24th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/1.67 for Deportivo Lara and 1.83/0.33 for Cruzeiro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
A win had eluded Deportivo Lara for 10 matches. Momentum sat with Cruzeiro, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Deportivo Lara had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Cruzeiro, 13.
The venue was Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara in Barquisimeto, with room for 45,312 spectators. Cruzeiro led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.


