Match Report
River Plate, 7th on 5 points, faced a 30-point deficit to Peñarol (1st, 35). River Plate had been under-performing their position — 30th on five-round form against 7th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2/0.8 for Peñarol and 0.86/1.43 for River Plate (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Peñarol 7, draws 2, River Plate 0, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Estadio Campeón del Siglo in Montevideo (capacity 40,700). On the scoreboard, Peñarol led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Peñarol: David Terans (11'), Maximiliano Silvera (59')