Match Report
3 points for Melgar (25th), 9 for Independiente Medellín (15th): a 6-point gap. Recent form flatters Independiente Medellín's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. In league terms the two rates read 1/2.33 for Melgar and 1.33/1.33 for Independiente Medellín (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53.
Defeat had followed defeat for Melgar — five in succession.
Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.