Cerro Porteño crowned champion of the Paraguayan Apertura 2020

Cerro Porteño defeated River Plate at the Gral. Pablo Rojas stadium and became the anticipated champion of the Paraguayan Apertura 2020 football tournament.

It's not just another title for Cerro. It's special for many circumstances. A title won by several homegrown players, by a homegrown coach, who understood that the best reinforcement the team could have was to give continuity and confidence to those who were already there.

It's special for how it happened. Before the suspension of the championship due to the coronavirus pandemic in March, Cerro Porteño had more doubts than certainties in their game and was seven points behind the leader.

However, after the resumption, Chiqui Arce's team achieved 12 victories in 13 matches and became the anticipated champion.

Here are some facts about this fantastic campaign:

11 consecutive victories for the Ciclón in this tournament, an absolute record in Paraguayan football. No team had ever achieved that many consecutive victories in the same championship.

49 points reached by Cerro in the Apertura standings, becoming unreachable with one match remaining.

15 victories accumulated so far in the championship. It is the team with the most wins, surpassing Libertad and Olimpia.

13 goals conceded so far by Rodrigo Muñoz in Cerro's goal, becoming the least beaten goalkeeper of the championship.

2 losses for Cerro in the tournament. (1-0 against Guaraní in matchday 2 and 1-0 against General Díaz in matchday 7). It is the team with the fewest defeats.

33 total titles accumulated by Cerro Porteño in Paraguayan football. The first one was achieved in 1913 and the last one tonight.