Match Report
Melgar went into the game 6th in the table on 31 points; Cusco FC sat 2nd on 36 — a 5-point gap. Melgar's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Melgar ran at 1.56 scored and 1.11 conceded, Cusco FC at 1.71 and 0.88.
Momentum sat with Cusco FC, winners of their last four. Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Melgar, 13/15 for Cusco FC.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Melgar, 2 draws and 2 for Cusco FC, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,000. Cusco FC led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cusco FC: Aldair Fuentes (31'), Facundo Callejo (51')




