MONTEVIDEO. Nacional prevails over Boston River 3-1.
The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The weather was smoke. The temperature was hot at 28.1 degrees Celsius or 82.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 6 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 91
- 64 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Nacional was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Boston River that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match.
Nacional shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Boston River shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 4 yellow cards (F. Fagúndez, L. Lozano, P. Silva and S. Cartagena). On the opposite side, Boston River received 5 yellow cards (M. Mancebo, C. Olivera, Emanuel Beltrán, Martín Fernández Benítez and M. Montiel).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nacional will have 11 points to drop in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Boston River will stay with 4 points like Fénix and La Luz to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host Torque on the 12th of May with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Nacional (1 draw).
Boston River will host Plaza Colonia on the 12th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Plaza Colonia (7 draws).
Nacional – Formation

The manager Ricardo Alberto Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Sergio Rochet, Lucas Morales, Fabián Noguera, Leandro Lozano, Marcos Montiel, Camilo Cándido, Daniel Bocanegra, Alfonso Trezza, Franco Fagúndez, Juan Ignacio Ramírez and Gastón Pereiro.
The home team had on the bench: Salvador Ichazo, Maximiliano Perg, Diego Polenta, Christian Almeida, Santiago Cartagena, Manuel Monzeglio, Diego Zabala, Rodrigo Chagas, Bruno Damiani and Emanuel Gigliotti.
Substitutions
Nacional made 4 changes: I. Ramírez for Santiago Cartagena Albistur (64′), L. Lozano for Emanuel Gigliotti (64′), A. Trezza for Diego Zabala (79′) and Gastón Pereiro for Rodrigo Sebastián Chagas Díaz (87′).
Boston River – Formation

Daniel Alejandro Farías Acosta played with: Santiago Silva, Emanuel Tomas Beltran Bardas, Marco Mancebo, Guzmán Rodríguez, Pedro Silva, Emiliano Sosa, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Martín Fernández, Cristian Olivera, Emiliano Gómez and Mathías Acuña.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Juan Ignacio Gonzalez, Carlos Valdez, Santiago Corbo, Leandro Mendez, Mateo Torres, Leandro Suhr, Bruno Abbate, Alexander Machado, Leonard Costa and Martin Fernandez.
Substitutions
Boston River made 5 changes: M. Mancebo for Leonard Costa Martínez (10′), Emanuel Beltrán for Santiago Corbo Fariello (69′), E. Gómez for Leandro Suhr Avondet (69′), M. Acuña for Bruno Emilio Abbate Beathyate (84′) and Emiliano Sosa Viera for Alexander Machado Aycaguer (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Wanderers – Plaza Colonia – 0-1
- Nacional – Boston River – 3-1