Cerrito saw off Montevideo Wanderers 3-0 in the second division's fifteenth round of the second phase on Friday night. The hosts took all three points at home, extending their unbeaten run while the visitors fell further behind in the table.
Rocha opened the scoring after five minutes, and by then the visitors were already scrambling to respond. He made it two from a second chance twenty-three minutes later, and here's the thing about the first half — Wanderers looked rattled rather than threatened. L. Rodriguez picked up a red card in the thirty-sixth minute, and the match changed shape after that. Isasmendi added a third in the sixty-ninth, ending a barren spell for his side.
To be fair, Wanderers did have possession, but the statistics tell a different story. They held 51 per cent of the ball yet registered just two shots on target, three off target, and one red card. Cerrito were more clinical with six shots on target against three wide. Both sides won six corners each, but the quality of chances separated them.
The result keeps Cerrito fifth on 24 points from sixteen games, while Wanderers drop further to fourteenth with 16 points. The hosts have now gone unbeaten in five, picking up draws against Oriental and Phoenix alongside a win over Miramar. Wanderers' recent form shows inconsistency — they beat Paysandu and Sportivo Huracán but lost to Atenas in their last outing.
What matters here is not the possession figure but the moment Rodriguez went to the dressing room. Three goals from six shots on target is efficiency, and Cerrito saw the game out without unnecessary complications. The gap between fifth and fourteenth is eight points, and Wanderers have work to do.