With Olimpia already champions, three clubs – Nacional, Cerro Porteño and Sportivo Ameliano – dispute second place in the final round of the 2026 Torneo Apertura this Sunday.
Sportivo Trinidense
Club de fútbol paraguayo que derrotó a Cerro Porteño en el Torneo Apertura.
The penultimate round of the Paraguayan Torneo Apertura continues this Saturday with the only match between Guaraní and Ameliano. Meanwhile, Cerro Porteño and Nacional compete for the runner-up spot, and Olimpia, already champions, won agonizingly against Recoleta.
Cerro Porteño coach Ariel Holan criticized the team's performance after the loss to Sportivo Trinidense and asked for the Torneo Apertura to end quickly. The focus is now on the Copa Sudamericana.
After losing to Sportivo Trinidense in the Apertura 2026, coach Ariel Holan justified fielding starters as a form of training and criticized the physical disparity of the squad inherited from the previous management, aiming for qualification to the Libertadores round of 16.