MONTEVIDEO (Interstat) — Danubio scored twice and held off CA Lito 2-1 on Monday, using a late goal from Mauro Brasil to secure the win after the home side had pulled level in the 80th minute. CA Lito was the home team and Danubio was the visiting side. The result moved Danubio to 3-0 in this competition and 5-3 across all competitions. CA Lito moved to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 overall. The match stayed close into its final stages, with the decisive moments arriving after CA Lito had drawn even.

CA Lito’s goal came in the 80th minute, when the home side made it 1-1 and changed the late shape of the match. The equalizer gave CA Lito a brief lift and forced Danubio to answer under pressure. Danubio responded in the 87th minute when Brasil scored, restoring the visitors’ advantage. Danubio then protected that lead through the remaining minutes to close out the result. Brasil was on the field for all 90 minutes and finished with one goal.

Danubio’s win kept its competition record perfect at 3-0, while CA Lito dropped to 1-1 in the competition. Across all competitions, Danubio is now 5-3 and CA Lito is 1-1. Danubio entered the match after a 2-1 home loss to Nacional and had also recently faced Maldonado, Montevideo City, Cerro Largo, Central Esp. and Club Atletico Wanderers Durazno. Those matches included wins over Cerro Largo, Central Esp. and Club Atletico Wanderers Durazno, along with defeats to Nacional, Maldonado and Montevideo City. Danubio’s previous results this season also included a 3-0 road win at Club Atletico Wanderers Durazno, a 1-0 home win over Central Esp., a 6-0 road win at Central Esp., a 2-1 loss at Maldonado, a 1-0 loss at Montevideo City and a 2-1 home win over Cerro Largo.

CA Lito entered the match after a 4-0 win over Wanderers in its previous outing. That result had given the home side momentum before the match on Monday, but CA Lito could not hold its late equalizer. CA Lito finished with one goal, while Danubio finished with two. The home side pressed for a response after Brasil’s goal but could not find another equalizer before the final whistle. Danubio managed the closing stages and took the win.

CA Lito scored in the 80th minute, and Brasil scored for Danubio in the 87th. Danubio’s Mauro Brasil had a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. The scoring summary placed CA Lito’s goal first in the listed sequence and Brasil’s goal second. Danubio’s ability to answer after the home side had drawn level ultimately separated the teams. CA Lito’s late push did not produce a second goal, and Danubio held on for the victory.

The result gave Danubio its third win in as many competition matches and its fifth win overall this season. CA Lito, meanwhile, moved to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Danubio’s previous seven matches this season produced four wins and three losses before the result on Monday. CA Lito had played once previously this season, a 4-0 home win over Wanderers, before facing Danubio. That earlier result gave CA Lito a winning record in the competition before the home loss. Danubio’s ability to respond after CA Lito’s 80th-minute equalizer proved to be the difference in a tightly contested match. The home side had little time to respond after Brasil’s 87th-minute goal, and Danubio used the closing minutes to protect its lead.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of CA Lito 1, Danubio 0. Interstat’s ELO system gave Danubio a 62.9 percent probability to win. Danubio was 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.