SAN LORENZO, Paraguay (Interstat) — Cerro Porteno scored the final goal in stoppage time and defeated San Lorenzo 3-1 on Sunday at Estadio Gunther Vogel. Cerro Porteno improved to two wins, two losses and one draw in the competition. San Lorenzo remained without a win in the competition at three draws and two losses. Across all competitions, Cerro Porteno moved to three wins, two losses and one draw, while San Lorenzo stood at three losses and three draws.

Jose Barrios scored San Lorenzo’s only goal while on the field for the full match. Pablo Vegetti scored once in 86 minutes for Cerro Porteno. Ignacio Aliseda scored in a 25-minute appearance. Derlis Rodriguez recorded an assist in 65 minutes, and Sergio Araujo recorded an assist in four minutes for Cerro Porteno.

Cerro Porteno took the lead in the 36th minute when Vegetti scored. San Lorenzo answered in the 47th minute through Barrios. Cerro Porteno regained the advantage before Aliseda scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to complete the scoring. Aliseda’s goal came after San Lorenzo had pushed for a second equalizer and left space at the back.

Yellow cards were issued throughout the match. San Lorenzo’s Caceres was booked in the 41st minute. Cerro Porteno’s Bobadilla and Merolla were both booked in the 51st minute. San Lorenzo’s Gonzalez was cautioned in the 66th minute. Cerro Porteno’s Morel was booked in the 83rd minute, San Lorenzo’s Doldan in the 84th and San Lorenzo’s Ferreira in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

San Lorenzo made three changes at halftime, bringing on Amarilla, Benitez and Salcedo. Cerro Porteno made its first substitutions in the 65th minute, involving Rodriguez and Bobadilla. Cerro Porteno also brought on Klimowicz in the 77th minute. San Lorenzo made changes in the 78th minute involving Meza Montiel and Gonzalez. Cerro Porteno replaced Vegetti and brought on Chena in the 86th minute.

The result left San Lorenzo with three draws and two losses in the competition. Cerro Porteno’s competition record stood at two wins, two losses and one draw. In all competitions, Cerro Porteno had three wins, two losses and one draw, while San Lorenzo had three losses and three draws. The match at Estadio Gunther Vogel was played with San Lorenzo as the home side and Cerro Porteno as the visiting team.

Cerro Porteno had entered the match after a 2-2 draw with Ameliano, a 3-2 win over San Lorenzo, a 3-0 win at Sportivo Luqueno, a 2-0 loss to 2 de Mayo and a 2-1 loss at Sportivo Trinidense. San Lorenzo had entered after a 3-2 loss at Sportivo Luqueno, a 3-2 loss at Cerro Porteno, a 1-1 draw with Sportivo Trinidense, a 1-1 draw at Guarani and a 0-0 draw with Recoleta. The teams had met most recently before this match, with Cerro Porteno winning that head-to-head meeting.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Lorenzo 2, Cerro Porteno 1, while its ELO system gave Cerro Porteno a 72.2 percent probability to win. Cerro Porteno had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.