Match Report
The table read 7th (Defensor Sporting, 6 pts) against 1st (Montevideo City Torque, 12 pts), 6 points apart. Defensor Sporting's recent output lagged their position: 47th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Defensor Sporting 0.86 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Montevideo City Torque 2.75 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.17.
Momentum sat with Montevideo City Torque, winners of their last four. From the last five rounds, Defensor Sporting held 4 points of 15 and Montevideo City Torque 12.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Defensor Sporting 3, draws 2, Montevideo City Torque 4, at 1.22 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Luis Franzini (capacity 16,000). Montevideo City Torque led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Defensor Sporting: Lucas Agazzi (2') · Montevideo City Torque: Darko Suskavcevic (11'), Salomón Rodríguez (30'), Esteban Obregón (59')
Key stats
Possession: Defensor Sporting 48% · Montevideo City Torque 52% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 3-3