Paraguayan football derby
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The Paraguayan football derby, also named as the Superclásico (Super derby); is a football (soccer)
fixture played between Cerro Porteño
and Club Olimpia, the two most successful and popular teams from Paraguay
.
Cerro flew out of the blocks to take a 2-0 lead, courtesy of goals from Osvaldo Peralta
and Juan Manuel Sara. Not to be denied, Carlos Humberto Paredes
, Virginio Cáceres
and Walter Avalos
all scored for Olimpia to turn the game on its head and win the coveted triple crown.
However, the Cerro Porteño would have their revenge six years later, in a thrilling finale to the 2005 Clausura. The penultimate match of the campaign saw second-placed Cerro host leaders Olimpia, El Rey de Copas holding a precious one-point lead over their near neighbours. It was the visitors who struck first through Carlos Galvan, before El Ciclón fought back to record a crucial win with goals from Walter Fretes
, Julio dos Santos
and Erwin Avalos
.
On the final matchday, with their fate now in their own hands, 2005 Apertura winners Cerro Porteño held firm to defeat General Caballero
, a victory that clinched both the Clausura and the overall 2005 championship.
In 2010 up until the derby Cerro was undefeated. In the first derby of the year Cerro was winning 2-1 but ended up losing 3-2
Football (soccer)
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fixture played between Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay...
and Club Olimpia, the two most successful and popular teams from Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
.
Head to head
- Updated as of 2009-26-04
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguayan League | ||||||||
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 259 | 94 | 76 | 89 | 325 | 332 | -7 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 259 | 89 | 76 | 94 | 332 | 325 | +7 |
| Copa Libertadores | ||||||||
| 1 | Olimpia | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 43 | -4 |
| Qualifiers for Cups | ||||||||
| 1 | Olimpia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| Torneo República Torneo República The Torneo República is a defunct football tournament from Paraguay. The competition was held at the beginning of the year and its purpose was to integrate teams from the Asunción area with teams from other departments in order to give teams from all over the country a chance to qualify for... |
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| 1 | Olimpia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Friendly matches | ||||||||
| 1 | Olimpia | 83 | 34 | 18 | 31 | 149 | 144 | +5 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 83 | 31 | 18 | 34 | 144 | 149 | -5 |
| Totals | ||||||||
| 1 | Olimpia | 381 | 138 | 107 | 136 | 534 | 515 | +19 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 381 | 136 | 107 | 138 | 515 | 534 | -19 |
Other stats
Other stats from the Paraguayan Derby:- Largest wins: in an official match goes to Cerro, in a 8-1 win from 1937. Olimpia's biggest win was registered in a match in 1916, with a result of 10-1.
- Most wins in a row by Cerro: five consecutive, in 1986 (2-0, 2-1) and 1987 (2-0, 2-1, 1-0).
- Most wins in a row by Olimpia: four consecutive in two occasions; in 1925 (3-1, 3-0) and 1926 (4-1, 3-0), and 1980 (2-0) and 1981 (1-0, 1-0, 1-0).
- Unbeaten streaks: both teams have a record of 10 games without losing to each other. Cerro was unbeaten for 10 games between July 1992 and July 1995; while Olimpia was unbeaten for 10 games between October 2001 and September 2004.
- Overall Top Scorers: for Olimpia is Mauro Caballero with 10 goals (9 in the Paraguayan League and 1 in Copa Libertadores) and for Cerro is Saturnino ArruaSaturnino ArrúaSaturnino Arrúa was a leading Paraguayan footballer who was born in Ita, near Asunción, on 6 April 1949.Nicknamed El Nino, he began his career at his local team Sportivo Iteño as a fourteen year old, before signing for Cerro Porteño the following year...
with 11 goals (7 in the Paraguayan League and 4 in the Copa Libertadores). - Top Scorers in a single game: Dante LopezDante LópezDante Rafael López Fariña is a football player from Paraguay. He currently plays as a striker in Paraguay for Club Guaraní....
for Olimpia, scoring 4 goals in 2005 and Pedro Osorio for Cerro, scoring 4 goals in 1937. - Most goals by a player in a single season: Arístides Del Puerto, Rafael Bobadilla and Mauro Caballero have all scored five goals in a single season (in 1967, 1983, 1998 respectively).
- Players to score for both clubs: Benjamín Laterza (1 for Cerro in 1939 and 3 for Olimpia between 1941 and 49); Julio Díaz (1 for Cerro Porteño in 1973 and 2 for Olimpia between 1976 and 80); Crispín Maciel (1 for Cerro Porteño in 1983, and 1 for Olimpia in 1984); Alfredo Mendoza (1 for Cerro Porteño in 1983 and 2 for Olimpia in 1989 and 1997); Miguel Sanabria (3 for Cerro Porteño in 1989 and 90, and 3 for Olimpia between 1991 and 95).
Vital clashes from recent years
In 1999, Olimpia, winners of that year's Torneo Apertura (Opening Championship) were going for their third consecutive Absoluto (Overall) title. The opponents that day were Torneo Clausura (Closing Championship) winners Cerro Porteño. The first leg went to El Decano 1-0, with everything to play for ahead of the return, billed as "The last derby of the Millennium".Cerro flew out of the blocks to take a 2-0 lead, courtesy of goals from Osvaldo Peralta
Osvaldo Peralta
Osvaldo Antonio Peralta Medina is a retired football defender from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, Spain and Bolivia during his career....
and Juan Manuel Sara. Not to be denied, Carlos Humberto Paredes
Carlos Humberto Paredes
Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Olimpia Asunción. His style of play has led the Paraguayan media to call him the "Master of the Midfield". Paredes plays defensive midfield, though he can also play as centre-forward, being...
, Virginio Cáceres
Virginio Cáceres
Virginio Cáceres Villalba is a retired football defender from Paraguay.Cáceres started his career in the regional league team from the years1 = |San Pedro Department and arrived in Asunción at the start of 1984 and signed for Club Guaraní. He soon made an impact and helped the team capture the...
and Walter Avalos
Walter Avalos
Walter Avalos is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Deportivo Capiatá of the Division Intermedia in Paraguay....
all scored for Olimpia to turn the game on its head and win the coveted triple crown.
However, the Cerro Porteño would have their revenge six years later, in a thrilling finale to the 2005 Clausura. The penultimate match of the campaign saw second-placed Cerro host leaders Olimpia, El Rey de Copas holding a precious one-point lead over their near neighbours. It was the visitors who struck first through Carlos Galvan, before El Ciclón fought back to record a crucial win with goals from Walter Fretes
Walter Fretes
Walter Milciades Fretes is a Paraguayan football player that usually plays as a right midfielder for Universidad San Martín de Porres....
, Julio dos Santos
Julio Dos Santos
Julio Daniel dos Santos Rodríguez is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense.He plays usually in the hole-position, and sometimes as striker.-Club career:...
and Erwin Avalos
Erwin Ávalos
Erwin Lorenzo Ávalos is a Paraguayan football striker currently playing for Sol de América.Ávalos made his professional debut in 2001 for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay where he was part of two championship winning campaigns in 2001 and 2004...
.
On the final matchday, with their fate now in their own hands, 2005 Apertura winners Cerro Porteño held firm to defeat General Caballero
General Caballero ZC
General Caballero SC is a football club from Zeballos Cué, Asunción, Paraguay; founded in 1918.-Honours:*Paraguayan Second Division: 6*Paraguayan Third Division: 3-Current Squad 2011:...
, a victory that clinched both the Clausura and the overall 2005 championship.
In 2010 up until the derby Cerro was undefeated. In the first derby of the year Cerro was winning 2-1 but ended up losing 3-2
Last 10 encounters
| Season | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 1:2 | Olimpia |
| 2009 Apertura | Olimpia | 2:0 | Cerro Porteño |
| 2008 Clausura | Olimpia | 1:3 | Cerro Porteño |
| 2008 Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1:0 | Olimpia |
| 2008 Apertura | Olimpia | 1:2 | Cerro Porteño |
| 2008 Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 1:0 | Olimpia |
| 2007 Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 3:1 | Olimpia |
| 2007 Clausura | Olimpia | 2:1 | Cerro Porteño |
| 2007 Apertura | Cerro Porteño | 0:0 | Olimpia |
| 2007 Apertura | Olimpia | 0:1 | Cerro Porteño |
| 2006 Clausura | Cerro Porteño | 1:0 | Olimpia |