Match Report
O'Higgins U20 went into the game 3rd in the table on 1 points; Peñarol U20 sat 1st on 9 — an 8-point gap. The last five rounds placed O'Higgins U20 no better than 9th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, O'Higgins U20 were scoring 0.67 and conceding 2, Peñarol U20 3.67 and 1, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Peñarol U20's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
P. Echavarría officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.4 yellow cards each. The venue was Estadio La Portada de La Serena in La Serena, with room for 12,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.