Match Report
35 points separated the sides: Sportivo Luqueño 2nd on 61, River Plate 15th on 26. Sportivo Luqueño had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, River Plate ran at 0.9 scored and 1.3 conceded, Sportivo Luqueño at 1.4 and 0.87.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for River Plate.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by River Plate, 1 by Sportivo Luqueño, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The venue was Estadio River Plate, with room for 5,700 spectators. On the scoreboard, River Plate led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
River Plate: Juan Ruíz Díaz Paiva (35') · Sportivo Luqueño: Pablo Meza (56'), K. Luque (66')
Key stats
Possession: River Plate 58% · Sportivo Luqueño 42% · Total shots: 3-2 · On target: 1-0 · Corners: 3-6