Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 6 apiece, River Plate 4th and Cuiabá 3rd. Cuiabá's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, River Plate ran at 0.83 scored and 1.33 conceded, Cuiabá at 1.17 and 1.67.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on River Plate. Cuiabá arrived off three straight defeats, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estadio Centenario in Armenia, capacity 20,716, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Cuiabá led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.