Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Deportivo Paraguayo 24th with 30, Leandro Nicéforo Alem 26th with 28. Deportivo Paraguayo ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Per game in the league, Deportivo Paraguayo were scoring 0.72 and conceding 1.28, Leandro Nicéforo Alem 0.93 and 1.72, against a competition average of 0.94 goals per team per game.
Leandro Nicéforo Alem entered with five losses in a row.
The match was played at Estadio Fragata Presidente Sarmiento (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Deportivo Paraguayo led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Paraguayo: Juan Mendoza (11'), Juan Mendoza (45'), Rodrigo Ortiz (75'), Camilo Cardona (90') · Leandro Nicéforo Alem: Alan Cristeff (17')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Paraguayo 43% · Leandro Nicéforo Alem 57% · Total shots: 4-1 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 2-4