MONTEVIDEO. Peñarol prevails over Nacional with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Méndez (79′) and a goal from I. Laquintana (90′). Peñarol was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Christian Ferreyra with the collaboration of Carlos Barreiro and Mathías Muníz. The 4th official was Diego Riveiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Peñarol had a superior ball possession 61% while Nacional was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peñarol won the contest.
Nacional shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peñarol shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 3 yellow cards (D. Rodríguez, Fabián Noguera and Y. Rodríguez). On the other side, Peñarol received 3 yellow cards (Léo Coelho, M. Arezo and S. Homenchenko).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nacional will stay with 15 points like Defensor Sporting to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Peñarol will have 20 points to remain in the 1st 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 record in favor of Nacional (1 draw).
Peñarol will host Wanderers on the 12th of May with a 19-10 head to head stats in favor of Peñarol (8 draws).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alfredo Carlos Arias Sánchez decided to play with the following team: Sergio Rochet, Leandro Lozano, Fabián Noguera, Marcos Montiel, Camilo Cándido, Yonathan Rodríguez, Diego Rodríguez, Diego Zabala, Gastón Pereiro, Franco Fagúndez and Federico Martínez.
The home team had on the bench: Salvador Ichazo, Maximiliano Perg, Christian Almeida, Lucas Morales, Ignacio Velázquez, Santiago Cartagena, Manuel Monzeglio, Alfonso Trezza, Bruno Damiani and Emanuel Gigliotti.
Substitutions
Nacional made 4 changes: F. Fagúndez for Emanuel Gigliotti (66′), Gastón Pereiro for Francisco Ginella Dabezies (67′), D. Zabala for Alfonso Trezza Hernández (67′) and Y. Rodríguez for Bruno Damiani (81′).
Peñarol – Formation
Also Peñarol adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Álvaro Gutiérrez Felscher played with: Thiago Cardozo, Pedro Milans, Léo Coelho, Hernán Menosse, Valentín Rodríguez, Sebastián Cristóforo, Sebastián Rodríguez, Ignacio Laquintana, Santiago Homenchenko, Kevin Méndez and Matías Arezo.
These were the players on the bench: Jonathan Lima, Matías Aguirregaray, Yonatthan Rak, Lucas Hernández, Rodrigo Saravia, Brian Mansilla, Nicolás Rossi, Diego Rolán, Abel Hernández and Sergio Damian Garcia Grana.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 3 changes: V. Rodríguez for Abel Hernández (76′), K. Méndez for Rodrigo Agustín Saravia Salvia (85′) and S. Cristóforo for Yonatthan Rak Barragán (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.