MONTEVIDEO. Nacional was able to capture a draw against Fénix with a late goal from L. Coelho scored in the (90′) after Fénix got a lead with a goal from (59′). Nacional was decisively better in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Parque Capurro stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Esteban Ostojich who was helped by Carlos Barreiro and Javier Irazoqui. The 4th official was Mathías De Armas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nacional had a superior ball possession 67% while Fénix was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was more pushing with 91 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Nacional to win the match.
Fénix shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Nacional shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Fénix received 4 yellow cards (, B. Scorza, and L. Puentes). Regarding the opposition, Nacional received 3 yellow cards (, and Y. Rodriguez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fénix will have 23 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Nacional will have 28 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Fénix will host Liverpool on the 29th of October with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (13 draws).
Nacional will host Danubio on the 29th of October with a 23-16 head to head stats in favor of Nacional (2 draws).
Fénix – Formation
Fénix started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager José Ignacio Pallas Martínez decided to play with the following team: Agustín Requena, Emanuel Carlos, Guillermo Pereira, Andrés Barboza, Juan Álvez, Andrés Schetino, Roberto Fernández, Ignacio Sosa, Ignacio Pereira, Agustín Alfaro and Bruno Scorza.
The home team had on the bench: Aarón Soria, Jonathan Toledo, Rodrigo Cabrera, Luciano Puentes, Germán Triunfo, Camilo Núñez, Rodrigo Amaral, Gustavo Viera, Diego Casas and Agustín Amado.
Substitutions
Fénix made 5 changes: B. Scorza for A. Amado (71′), A. Alfaro for C. Nunez (71′), I. Pereira for G. Viera (81′), I. Sosa Ospital for L. Puentes (82′) and E. Carlos for R. Cabrera (90′).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino played with: Sergio Rochet, José Luis Rodríguez, Mathías Laborda, Léo Coelho, Leandro Lozano, Felipe Carballo, Diego Rodríguez, Alfonso Trezza, Franco Fagúndez, Camilo Cándido and Luis Suárez.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Martín Rodríguez, Juan Izquierdo, Christian Almeida, Francisco Ginella, Yonathan Rodríguez, Alex Castro, Diego Zabala, Santiago Ramírez, Juan Ignacio Ramírez and Emanuel Gigliotti.
Substitutions
Nacional made 5 changes: A. Trezza for D. Zabala (64′), D. Rodriguez for Y. Rodriguez (64′), L. Lozano for S. Ramirez (74′), F. Fagundez for I. Ramirez (85′) and M. Laborda for E. Gigliotti (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.