Felix Perez Cardozo vs Deportivo Campoalto

Felix Perez Cardozo came out firing in the first quarter, dropping 30 points to seize an early 30–28 advantage. But Deportivo Campoalto gradually wrestled control across the middle periods, taking the second quarter 20–17 and the third 14–12 to carry a 62–59 lead into the final frame.

The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth battle. Campoalto maintained a slender edge until the closing seconds, when the game exploded into life. With 26 seconds on the clock, Jeferson Arguello scored to put Campoalto up 78–77. Francisco Bogarin answered immediately for Campoalto, tying the game at 78–78. But Felix Perez had the last word — Juan Abeiro delivered the decisive bucket with 10 seconds left, and Campoalto could not respond.

Abeiro’s shot with 10 seconds left was the clear pivot. Campoalto had clawed back from deficits all night and appeared to have momentum when Bogarin levelled the scores. But Abeiro, who played nearly the entire game, found space in the paint for the go-ahead score, and Campoalto’s final possession came up empty. The sequence — three baskets in 16 seconds from three different players — encapsulated the match’s relentless tension.

Juan Abeiro (Felix Perez Cardozo) — The hero of the hour. Abeiro scored the game-winner with 10 ticks remaining, capping a near-full-game performance. According to Paraguayan basketball outlet Planeta Deportivo PY, Abeiro finished with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists.

Sarubbi (Felix Perez Cardozo) — The joint top scorer for the home side with 23 points, providing the offensive engine that kept Felix Perez within touching distance during Campoalto’s second-half surge.

Francisco Bogarin (Deportivo Campoalto) — A constant threat for Campoalto, Bogarin finished with a team-high 20 points and scored the clutch equaliser with 26 seconds left that briefly seemed to have salvaged a result for the visitors.

Ríos (Deportivo Campoalto) — Chipped in with 14 points in support of Bogarin, part of a balanced scoring effort that nearly stunned the home side.

The quarter-by-quarter splits tell the story of a game that flipped twice. Felix Perez’s 30-point first quarter reflected an aggressive start, but they scored only 29 combined in the middle two periods as Campoalto’s defence tightened. Crucially, Felix Perez rediscovered their rhythm in Q4 with 20 points to edge the final period by four. The 79–78 aggregate suggests two evenly matched sides separated by a single possession — and the three baskets in the final 26 seconds confirmed it.

The win moves Felix Perez Cardozo to 3–3 (9 points, 50%) in the LNB Clausura table, pulling them level with Deportivo Amambay and ahead of Campoalto, who drop to 2–4 (8 points, 33%) per the official CPB standings. Both sides entered the round locked on 2–3, so this result creates breathing room for Felix Perez in the middle of the eight-team table. Leaders Colonias Gold (5–1) and Deportivo San Jose (5–0) remain clear at the top, but the race for the remaining playoff positions is tightening.

Felix Perez Cardozo’s next fixture is against league leaders Colonias Gold, while Deportivo Campoalto face Capiata Bulls in a match they will need to win to stay in touch with the top half. Both dates are yet to be confirmed by the CPB.

A game that delivered everything a neutral could want: 40 minutes of dead-even basketball decided by a single shot in the final 10 seconds. Juan Abeiro’s all-around performance — the points, the rebounds, the game-winner — made him the undeniable difference.