Atlético took on Cumbaya in the twenty-second round of the Liga Pro Serie B on Thursday evening. The hosts closed the fixture with a clean sheet and three goals. It was a straightforward result, though the manner of scoring told a fuller story.
D. Leiton opened the scoring in the fifth minute. By then the visitors had not yet settled into their rhythm. D. Luque added a second just over nine minutes later, in the fourteenth. And here's the thing — neither goal came from sustained pressure.
F. Martinez completed the tally in the twenty-seventh. At that point Cumbaya had possession but little to show for it. The home side had already secured the three points.
The statistics confirm what the eye saw. Atlético held 41 per cent possession but managed three shots on target. Cumbaya controlled 59 per cent of the ball and registered five attempts, yet only one found the way.
The result moves Atlético further clear at second place with thirty-eight points after twenty-two games. Cumbaya remain tenth on twenty-six points, six defeats among their results. It was not a statement of dominance so much as efficiency.