Match Report
Deportivo Garcilaso went into the game 7th in the table on 26 points; Deportivo Municipal sat 14th on 21 — a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Deportivo Garcilaso: only 30th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Scoring rates set the scale: Deportivo Garcilaso 1.33 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Deportivo Municipal 1.06 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.26.
15 matches unbeaten backed Deportivo Garcilaso's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Deportivo Municipal entered with three losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Deportivo Garcilaso held 9 points of 15 and Deportivo Municipal 3.
Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco, capacity 42,056, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-2.