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Santaní moves onto the podium in push for promotion to Paraguay’s top flight

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Deportivo Santaní beat Tacuary 3-0 in Villa Hayes to strengthen its bid for promotion.
  • Herminio Vera opened the scoring before Rodolfo Silva scored twice in the second half.
  • Tacuary remain at risk of relegation to Primera B, while Santaní will host Independiente de Campo Grande next.

Deportivo Santaní took a major step in its fight for promotion by beating Tacuary 3-0 in Villa Hayes on Saturday.

The teams met in the capital of Presidente Hayes department, where Santaní’s stronger División Intermedia campaign ultimately showed. Tacuary, meanwhile, remain in danger of dropping to Primera B.

Santaní needed a mistake from goalkeeper Jorge Pucheta to break the deadlock. Herminio Vera took advantage in the first half, before Rodolfo Silva added two goals after the interval for a decisive victory.

Santaní will host Independiente de Campo Grande in the next round. Tacuary will play Encarnación.

About this summary

Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.