Match Report
6 points and 22 places separated them: River Plate 4th with 12, Universidad San Martín 26th with 6. On the form table Universidad San Martín stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 26th overall. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, River Plate ran at 2.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Universidad San Martín at 0.67 and 1.67.
The match was played at Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt in Guayaquil (capacity 10,152). Half-time and full-time told different stories: River Plate led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.