COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, Uruguay (Interstat) — Plaza Colonia secured a 2-1 home victory over River Plate on Sunday at Parque Cincuentenario Juan Gaspar Prandi in Colonia del Sacramento. The match turned on a two-goal run from the home side, and River Plate’s late response arrived too late to change the result. Plaza Colonia moved to 1-1-1 in this competition and 1-1-1 across all competitions. River Plate fell to 1-2 in this competition and 1-3 across all competitions. The visitors finished with one goal, while Plaza Colonia scored twice.

Plaza Colonia opened the scoring in the 44th minute. The home side had worked through most of the first half without a breakthrough until that goal gave it a lead just before the interval. The goal broke a scoreless deadlock and sent the home side into halftime with a 1-0 advantage. Plaza Colonia then doubled its advantage in the 62nd minute, creating a two-goal cushion with less than half an hour remaining. The second goal forced River Plate to chase the match and push more numbers forward. The home side’s first goal came shortly before the halftime whistle, and its second came after the restart. River Plate pressed for a way back into the match and found a response in the 90+1st minute, scoring in stoppage time to cut the deficit to 2-1. The final whistle followed soon after, leaving River Plate unable to complete a comeback.

The result added to a mixed start to the season for both clubs. River Plate had entered the match after a 1-0 loss at Boston River, a 3-1 home win over Oriental and a 3-2 loss at La Luz. Plaza Colonia had drawn 1-1 at La Luz and lost 1-3 at home to Cerrito before facing River Plate. The visitors’ previous results included two away losses and one home win, while the home side’s included one away draw and one home loss. The home win gave Plaza Colonia its first victory in this competition this season, while River Plate remained on one win in the competition. Plaza Colonia also held a 2-0 lead after 62 minutes before River Plate’s stoppage-time goal made the final margin one. The visitors’ competition record is now 1-2, and their all-competitions record is 1-3.

Plaza Colonia’s home advantage showed in the scoring sequence, with the home team taking the lead late in the first half and adding separation after the break. River Plate’s goal in the first minute of stoppage time gave the visitors a late lifeline, but Plaza Colonia held on through the remaining moments. The match ended with Plaza Colonia ahead 2-1 and River Plate still searching for consistency. Plaza Colonia’s competition record now stands at 1-1-1, matching its all-competitions mark, while River Plate’s competition record is 1-2 and its all-competitions record is 1-3. The home side’s two goals came in the 44th and 62nd minutes, and River Plate’s lone goal came in the 90+1st. Plaza Colonia’s win came in its third competition match of the season, while River Plate’s loss came in its third competition match. The visitors’ goal was their only score of the match, and it came after Plaza Colonia had built a two-goal lead. The home side protected its lead after River Plate scored, and the visitors could not find an equalizer in the remaining stoppage time.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Plaza Colonia 1, River Plate 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected River Plate with a 50.3 percent probability to win. Plaza Colonia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.