The Strongest needed an 88th-minute goal from Pablo Escobar to overcome Real Potosi on Monday, which saw the reigning Apertura champions leapfrog their opponents into third in the table, one point behind leaders San Jose, who defeated Blooming 3-1.
Club Universitario sit second in Bolivia, ahead of The Strongest on goal difference, after their 1-0 victory against Aurora.
Alejandro Chumacero burst onto a through ball in the penalty area and although his initial shot was saved by Real's goalkeeper, the 22-year-old midfielder made no mistake with his second effort.
San Jose cruised past Blooming on Saturday thanks to a first-half brace from Adan Bravo and Hector Calderon's cool finish just after the break.
Bravo opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a tap-in after San Jose had sprung Blooming's offside trap, while the Argentine midfielder notched his second goal 13 minutes later with a strike from outside the box.
Calderon made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, beating Blooming's goalkeeper one-on-one after getting behind the defence and although Sergio Almiron converted a penalty for the visitors just two minutes later, San Jose went on to claim their seventh victory of the Clausura campaign.
