Match Report
The table read 2nd (Universitario, 16 pts) against 6th (Cusco FC, 27 pts), 11 points apart. The last five rounds placed Universitario no better than 12th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Universitario 2.14 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Cusco FC 1.24 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.38.
Universitario had won three straight.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Universitario 3, draws 3, Cusco FC 2, at 2 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Monumental staged the fixture, a ground that holds 80,093. On the scoreboard, Universitario led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Universitario: Álex Valera (20'), Gianluca Lapadula (90') · Cusco FC: Facundo Callejo (70')
Key stats
Possession: Universitario 49% · Cusco FC 51% · Total shots: 18-9 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 3-4