Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Libertad (1st, 48 pts) and Resistencia (11th, 17 pts). Recent form told a different story for Resistencia: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Libertad 2.05 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Resistencia 0.64 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.26.
Libertad came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Resistencia had gone 5 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Libertad held 13 points of 15 and Resistencia 2.
The match was played at Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz in Asuncion (capacity 10,000). With 65 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, C. Benitez was the man in the middle. Libertad led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.