Deportes Lima secured a 3-1 victory away to U. CHAPACO in the Primera División Regular Season on Friday evening at Estadio CAP. The visitors took control early after S. Mella turned the ball into his own net in the ninth minute, and never looked back despite hosting the majority of possession. Two second-half goals added by G. Sosa and T. Galletto put the result beyond doubt before M. Rodriguez sealed the win with a late strike in the seventy-ninth minute.
The opening goal came from a moment of confusion rather than sustained pressure. U. CHAPACO pushed forward in search of an equaliser but found the visitors' defence well organised. By then, Deportes Lima had shifted the tempo, and their attacking movement created space for G. Sosa to finish in the forty-second minute. T. Galletto added a third just before half-time, capitalising on a break that exposed the home side's defensive shape.
The statistics told a familiar story of one team dominating the ball without converting it. U. CHAPACO held 55 per cent possession and completed 389 passes, but managed only five shots on target. Deportes Lima, with less than half the ball, registered seven shots on target from sixteen attempts. The visitors also created one big chance compared to none for the hosts, and their shot accuracy of 44 per cent contrasted sharply with the home side's 38 per cent.
The disciplinary record added another layer to the contest. D. Escobar received a red card in the eighty-third minute, leaving U. CHAPACO with ten men for the final seven minutes. The home side accumulated three yellow cards while Deportes Lima also collected three, though the sending-off proved decisive in closing out the result. M. Rodriguez's goal in the seventy-ninth minute had already handed a comfortable cushion, but the red card ended any lingering hope of a comeback.
The result leaves U. CHAPACO in twelfth place with twenty-four points from twenty matches. Deportes Lima move up to seventh on thirty points from twenty-one games, extending their gap over the hosts to six points. The visitors have now won nine times this season and will be looking to build on this away performance in the coming fixtures.