Match Report
Level on 27 points, Deportivo Paraguayo (24th) and Leandro Nicéforo Alem (25th) met as equals in the table. Deportivo Paraguayo ranked 13th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Per game in the league, Deportivo Paraguayo were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.19, Leandro Nicéforo Alem 1 and 1.81, against a competition average of 0.95 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