Match Report
In the standings it was Peñarol 1st on 16 points, Montevideo City Torque 1st on 12 — separated by 4. Recent form told a different story for Peñarol: only 37th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Peñarol 1.71 scored and 0.43 conceded per game, Montevideo City Torque 2.75 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.17.
Peñarol arrived off three consecutive draws.
7 meetings are on record — 6 won by Peñarol, 1 by Montevideo City Torque, 0 drawn, at 3.57 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 71% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%.
Estadio Campeón del Siglo, capacity 40,700, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Peñarol led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Peñarol: Darko Suskavcevic (8' og), Matías Arezo (2'), Gastón Alberto Togni (33') · Montevideo City Torque: L. Duré (54')