Match Report
Progreso, 1st on 14 points, faced a 42-point deficit to Uruguay Montevideo (3rd, 56). The last five rounds placed Uruguay Montevideo no better than 16th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Uruguay Montevideo 1.81 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Progreso 1.83 and 0.33, with the league averaging 1.45.
Progreso came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
Parque Capurro in Montevideo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Progreso led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.