Match Report
Melgar went into the game 5th in the table on 28 points; UTC Cajamarca sat 13th on 18 — a 10-point gap. The last five rounds placed UTC Cajamarca no better than 35th for form, against 13th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Melgar ran at 1.71 scored and 1.18 conceded, UTC Cajamarca at 1.24 and 1.53.
UTC Cajamarca were winless in 5.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for Melgar, 1 for UTC Cajamarca and 2 drawn, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, capacity 60,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Melgar: Bernardo Cuesta (74'), Nicolás Quagliata (78')
Key stats
Possession: Melgar 63% · UTC Cajamarca 37% · Total shots: 20-7 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 11-1