Sportivo Trinidense Hosts Cerro Porteño in Apertura Clash at Villa Elisa

Sportivo Trinidense faces Cerro Porteño on Friday in the 21st round of the Copa de Primera Apertura tournament at Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni. Trinidense has 26 points, Cerro Porteño 35. Historical matchups favor Cerro with 19 wins to Trinidense's 4.

Sportivo Trinidense will host Cerro Porteño this Friday at Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni in Villa Elisa, as part of the 21st round of the Torneo Apertura of the Copa de Primera, according to 1000 Noticias. The match kicks off at 17:00 local time with Juan Gabriel Benítez as referee.

Trinidense enters the game with 26 points after a 2-1 loss to Nacional in the previous round. Cerro Porteño, known as “El Ciclón,” has 35 points and is coming off a scoreless draw against Guaraní.

Historically, the two sides have met 27 times in the top division since 1994. Trinidense has won four matches and scored 23 goals, while Cerro Porteño has 19 victories and 54 goals. Four draws have been recorded.

The officiating crew includes assistants Eduardo Cardozo and Nancy Fernández, fourth official Marco Franco, VAR referee Édgar Galeano, and AVAR Milciades Saldívar.