MALDONADO. Deportivo Maldonado and Nacional didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Nacional was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel stadium in Maldonado on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.5 degrees Celsius or 74.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 1 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 95
- 41 Dangerous attack 55
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Nacional had a superior ball possession 59% while Deportivo Maldonado was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Nacional to win the match.
Deportivo Maldonado shot 11 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nacional shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Maldonado received 3 yellow cards (E. Darias, Nicolás Queiroz and L. Núñez). Talking about the opposition, Nacional received 5 yellow cards (Fabián Noguera, A. Trezza, L. Morales, Daniel Bocanegra and Sergio Rochet).
L. Núñez (Deportivo Maldonado) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Deportivo Maldonado will have 9 points like Danubio, Defensor Sporting, Wanderers and Liverpool to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Nacional will have 12 points like Cerro Largo to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Deportivo Maldonado will host Cerro Largo on the 12th of May with a 2-2 head to head.
Nacional will host Torque on the 12th of May with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Nacional (1 draw).
Deportivo Maldonado – Formation

Deportivo Maldonado started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fabián Coito Machado decided to play with the following team: Guillermo Reyes, Guillermo Cotugno, Martín Ferreira, Robert Herrera, Agustín Alfaro, Nicolás Queiroz, Facundo Píriz, Maximiliano Cantera, Tomás Fernández, Marcos Camarda and Eduardo Darias.
The home team had on the bench: Danilo Lerda, Facundo Tealde, Ángel Cayetano, Lucas Núñez, Diego Romero, Hernán Toledo, Matías Tellechea, Rodrigo Muníz, Enzo Borges and Claudio Spinelli.
Substitutions
Deportivo Maldonado made 4 changes: M. Camarda for Enzo Borges Couto (46′), Nicolás Queiroz for Lucas Núñez Núñez (73′), Tomás Fernández for Hernán Toledo (73′) and E. Darias for Rodrigo Muniz Menosse (78′).
Nacional – Formation

Nacional started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ricardo Alberto Zielinski played with: Sergio Rochet, Lucas Morales, Fabián Noguera, Daniel Bocanegra, Camilo Cándido, Alfonso Trezza, Santiago Cartagena, Marcos Montiel, Gastón Pereiro, Juan Ignacio Ramírez and Emanuel Gigliotti.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Salvador Ichazo, Maximiliano Perg, Christian Almeida, Diego Polenta, Leandro Lozano, Rodrigo Chagas, Diego Zabala, Manuel Monzeglio, Federico Martínez and Franco Fagúndez.
Substitutions
Nacional made 5 changes: I. Ramírez for F. Fagúndez Rosa (19′), M. Montiel for Diego Polenta (46′), Gastón Pereiro for Federico Martinez (62′), S. Cartagena for M. Monzeglio Velázquez (72′) and A. Trezza for Diego Zabala (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Liverpool – Torque – 1-0
- Peñarol – River Plate – 1-0
- Deportivo Maldonado – Nacional – 0-0