Match Report
Guaraní went into the game 2nd in the table on 13 points; Palmeiras sat 1st on 16 — a 3-point gap. Guaraní's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Guaraní 2.17 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Palmeiras 2.83 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.45.
15 matches unbeaten backed Palmeiras's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asuncion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,100. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.