Primero Mayo secured a 3:1 win over Unión Tarija on Saturday evening in the second round of Nacional B's regular season. The result shifts the balance in the top of the table, moving the hosts clear of the visitors who had started the campaign with an identical record. Both sides entered the fixture on three points from one game each, making this a genuine clash between the early leaders.
Unión Tarija had begun their season with a 2:0 victory over Guadalajara, while Primero Mayo opened with a 3:2 triumph against Santa Cruz Nueva. The contrast in scores was stark, but Saturday's outcome suggests the away side's opening performance was more vulnerable than it appeared. The visitors had previously faced Primero Mayo in September, winning 3:0 and 1:0 in consecutive meetings, but that history carried no weight here.
The match itself offered little in the way of detail beyond the final score. No goal scorers or timings were recorded in the provided data, and no possession figures or shot counts were available. What emerged was a straightforward result that settled the immediate question of who had started the campaign stronger.
Primero Mayo's recent form has been mixed, with wins against Santa Cruz Nueva and Municipal Tikipaya but losses to Real Potosi and Municipal Tikipaya in November. Unión Tarija's record showed similar inconsistency, with heavy defeats to Primero Mayo themselves and to Ingenieros alongside victories over Guadalajara and their own opponents. Both sides had shown they could be unpredictable.
The victory leaves Primero Mayo top of the table on four points from two games, while Unión Tarija remain on three points but now sit second. The gap is minimal, but the momentum has shifted. The hosts have now extended their unbeaten run in this fixture to include this latest result, though whether it signals a genuine change in fortunes remains to be seen.