Match Report
The table read 3rd (Peñarol, 11 pts) against 8th (Rentistas, 1 pts), 10 points apart. Rentistas had been under-performing their position — 47th on five-round form against 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.14 for Peñarol and 0.43/1.86 for Rentistas (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.09.
Rentistas had lost four in a row.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Peñarol, 2 draws and 0 for Rentistas, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Campeón del Siglo in Montevideo (capacity 40,000). Rentistas led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.