Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cusco FC 2nd with 36 points, Deportivo Binacional 16th with 18, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for Deportivo Binacional: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Binacional 1.11 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Cusco FC 1.71 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.32.
Deportivo Binacional had not lost in 7 games. Over the last five, Deportivo Binacional had taken 9 of 15 points to Cusco FC's 3.
Estadio Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina in Juliaca, capacity 20,030, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Binacional: Róger Torres (54') · Cusco FC: Marco Saravia (83'), Aldair Fuentes (70')