29 de Setembro and San Lorenzo shared the points in a 1:1 draw during the Round of 32 of the Paraguayan Cup on August 12, 2026. Neither side could find a winner despite creating enough chances to justify the result. To be fair, the match never really tipped one way or the other.
The statistics tell a story of a closely contested affair. Hosts registered 153 attacks against San Lorenzo's 152, while possession sat at 46 per cent for 29 de Setembro and 54 per cent for the visitors. Shots on target were minimal — two for the hosts and five for San Lorenzo — which explains why the scoreline never moved far from equality.
By then it was clear this was a game decided by fine margins rather than dominance. San Lorenzo earned four corners to the hosts' single corner, yet couldn't convert that territorial advantage. The visitors also picked up three yellow cards compared to just one for 29 de Setembro, suggesting slightly more friction in their exchanges.
And here's the thing about San Lorenzo's form — they had lost four of their previous five matches before this cup tie. A 0:3 defeat to Sportivo Trinidense and a 0:2 loss to Sportivo Luqueño were the most recent results before turning to the kids and grinding out a point here. Such a run would have made any draw feel like a lifeline.
The draw brings both sides into the next round on level terms, though the goal difference tells only part of the story. With just one goal scored each, neither side can claim superiority, and neither can pretend they deserved to lose. The draw brought them together early, if that's where the competition heads.