MONTEVIDEO. Fénix overcame Rentistas 3-1 thanks to I. Pereira who scored in the 19th and 83rd minute. Fénix made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Complejo Deportivo Rentistas stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio García with the help of Carlos Barreiro and Héctor Portillo. The 4th official was Pablo Giménez. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Fénix was in firm control of the ball 56% while Rentistas was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fénix had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fénix won the match.
Rentistas shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fénix shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rentistas received 2 yellow cards (M. Pinto and G. Andrada). On the opposite side, Fénix received 2 yellow cards (G. Pereira and I. Pallas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rentistas will stay with 19 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Fénix will have 23 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Rentistas will play away against Defensor Sporting on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Defensor Sporting (5 draws).
Fénix will host Liverpool on the 29th of October with a 14-3 head to head in favor of Liverpool (13 draws).
Rentistas – Formation
Rentistas started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Julio Rodolfo Neme Moreno decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Corujo Sardena, Lucas Couto, Gonzalo Godoy, Alexis Rolín, Marcos Pinto, Mateo Barcia, Nicolás Queiroz, Gonzalo Andrada, Franco Pérez, Mathías Acuña and Hugo Silveira.
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Machado, Fabrizio Buschiazzo, Alan Acevedo, Mathias Silvera, Jim Varela, Lucas Puyol, Luis Acevedo, Matías Rigoleto, Maximiliano Juambeltz and Luca Guichon Bica.
Substitutions
Rentistas made 3 changes: H. Silveira for M. Juambeltz (66′), M. Barcia for L. Acevedo (66′) and L. Couto for A. S. Acevedo Moreira (75′).
Fénix – Formation
Fénix started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
José Ignacio Pallas Martínez played with: Agustín Requena, Juan Álvez, Andrés Barboza, Guillermo Pereira, Agustín Alfaro, Andrés Schetino, Roberto Fernández, Luciano Puentes, Ignacio Pereira, Gonzalo Vega and Bruno Scorza.
They had on the bench: Aarón Soria, Rodrigo Cabrera, Adrián Argachá, Emanuel Carlos, Germán Triunfo, Fabián Estoyanoff, Camilo Núñez, Diego Casas, Mariano Nichele and Sebastián de Marco.
Substitutions
Fénix made 5 changes: A. Schetino for C. Nunez (56′), B. Scorza for D. Casas (73′), A. Alfaro for S. de Marco (73′), I. Pereira for G. Triunfo (88′) and D. Vega for F. Estoyanoff (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.