Cienciano beats Cajamarca 1‑0 behind Souza’s second-half goal
CUSCO, Peru (Interstat) — Cienciano defeated visiting Cajamarca 1-0 on Sunday at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco. Cristian Souza scored in the 55th minute and played the full 90 minutes for Cienciano. Carlos Garces played 81 minutes, provided an assist and received a yellow card. Cienciano’s Martinich, Garces and Arias Fierro were booked, as were Cajamarca’s Figuera and Molins. Figuera was shown yellow cards in the 61st and 78th minutes. Cienciano moved to two wins and no losses in the competition and across all competitions, while Cajamarca fell to no wins and two losses in both. Cienciano previously beat Moquegua 2-0, while Cajamarca previously lost 1-0 to Sporting Cristal. Cienciano brought on Sandoval and Nunez at halftime, Barreto in the 69th minute, and Arias Fierro and Garces in the 81st. Cajamarca introduced Cantt in the 69th and de Jesus in the 75th, then Munoz and Cavagna late in the second half. Cienciano held its clean sheet.