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Peru Wrap: Real Garcilaso increase gap at top

A penalty from Fabio Ramos and a header from Victor Ferreira gave Garcilaso a two-goal lead in the first half and although Sporting hit back after the break through Irven Avila, the home side held on for victory and a seven-point lead in Group A.

Garcilaso have 62 points from 34 games, while Sporting have played one less match for 55, two points ahead of third-placed Alianza Lima, who defeated Melgar 2-0.

In Sunday's game at Garcilaso's Estadio Municipal de Urcos, the home side hit the front in the 25th minute when Ramos smashed his spot-kick past the outstretched hands of Sporting's goalkeeper Diego Penny.

It was 2-0 three minutes later as Ferreira headed home at the back post from Jose Fernandez's right-wing cross.

Sporting scored on the counter-attack in the 50th minute when Avila stepped past Garcilaso's Diego Carranza to finish, after picking up a pin-point pass from Horacio Calcaterra, but the visitors could not manage an equalising goal and Garcilaso held on for the three points.