Match Report
14 points and 1 places separated them: Montevideo City Torque 1st with 15, Deportivo Maldonado 2nd with 29. Deportivo Maldonado had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Montevideo City Torque ran at 2.8 scored and 0.8 conceded, Deportivo Maldonado at 1.6 and 1.07.
5 matches unbeaten backed Deportivo Maldonado's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Montevideo City Torque have 2 wins to Deportivo Maldonado's 3, with 1 draw, at 4.17 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Estadio Charrúa, with room for 14,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Deportivo Maldonado led 2-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-4.
Goal scorers
Montevideo City Torque: Salomón Rodríguez (6'), Franco Pizzichillo (90') · Deportivo Maldonado: Santiago Ramírez (9'), Santiago Ramírez (42'), Renato César (47'), Facundo Tealde (56')
Key stats
Possession: Montevideo City Torque 59% · Deportivo Maldonado 41% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 7-1