Melgar defeated Cienciano by the minimum difference, for the 12th match of the Clausura Tournament of Liga1, in a new edition of the Southern classic.
For the 'Lion of the South', the winning goal was scored by Leonel Galeano, near the end, with quite a bit of luck. Tomás Martínez sent a cross that went too far and Miguel Vargas missed it. The Argentine appeared from behind, put his body in and scored the 1-0, confirmed after a VAR review that found nothing.
Melgar reached 22 points and is placed fourth in the Clausura table. The defeated team only has 13 points and is far from the leading positions.