Match Report
11 points for Peñarol (2nd), 5 for Olimpia (4th): a 6-point gap. Olimpia had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Peñarol ran at 1.5 scored and 0.67 conceded, Olimpia at 1.5 and 1.83.
Peñarol had won three straight. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Peñarol against 6/15 for Olimpia.
The referee was W. Roldán Pérez, with 100 matches in our database and 3.4 yellows per game on average. Estadio Campeón del Siglo in Montevideo, capacity 40,700, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Olimpia led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Peñarol: Leonardo Fernández (50'), Maximiliano Olivera (55'), Eric Remedi (73') · Olimpia: Lisandro López (13'), Iván Leguizamón (37')