Match Report
10 points for Oriental (4th), 3 for Sud América (7th): a 7-point gap. Sud América had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Oriental were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.67, Sud América 0.33 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Sud América's winless run stood at 6.
Parque Palermo in Montevideo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. On the scoreboard, Sud América led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.