Match Report
The table read 2nd (Universitario, 20 pts) against 6th (Cusco FC, 27 pts), 7 points apart. The last five rounds placed Universitario no better than 15th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Universitario 1.9 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Cusco FC 1.24 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.39.
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