Wanderers blank CA Cerro with two first-half goals
MONTEVIDEO (Interstat) — Wanderers defeated host CA Cerro 2-0 on Sunday at Complejo Héctor da Cunha, using first-half goals to secure the result. Luciano Cosentino played 80 minutes and scored once. Facundo Labandeira also played 80 minutes, scored once and received a yellow card. Labandeira opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Cosentino doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time, scoring in the 45th minute plus one. Labandeira was booked in the 21st. Wanderers’ Mencia Hernandez and CA Cerro’s Suarez were booked in the 38th. Wanderers’ Cabral was cautioned in the 57th, CA Cerro’s Rodriguez in the 73rd, and Wanderers’ Luna in the 89th. CA Cerro made substitutions in the 61st, 69th, 87th and 87th minutes. Wanderers made substitutions in the 66th, 80th, 80th and 90th minute plus three. The second half passed without another goal, and Wanderers preserved the shutout. Wanderers’ record in this competition is now 2-0, and its overall record is also 2-0. CA Cerro’s competition record is now 0-1-1, matching its overall record.