MONTEVIDEO. Racing prevails over Torque 2-0 after A. Gorocito scores a double.
The match was played at the Parque Federico Omar Saroldi stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Torque was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Racing that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Racing had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Racing won the match.
Torque shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Racing shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Torque received 1 yellow card (F. Nicola). On the opposite side, Racing received 1 yellow card (S. Mouriño).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Torque will stay with 11 points to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Racing will have 13 points like Danubio to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Torque will play away against Nacional on the 12th of May with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Nacional (1 draw).
Racing will play away agasint Cerro on the 12th of May with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Cerro (5 draws).
Torque – Formation
Torque
46'
60'
The manager Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez decided to play with the following team: Gastón Guruceaga, Hernán Petrik, Joaquin Pereyra, Oscar Salomón, Julián Pou, Facundo Rodríguez, Álvaro Brun, Tiago Palacios, Lucas Rodríguez, Franco Nicola and Sebastián Guerrero.
The home team had on the bench: Cristopher Fiermarín, Gabriel Chocobar, Kevin Altez, Martín Rabuñal, Juan Bautista Cejas, José Álvarez, Nicolás Siri, Ignacio Pereira and Sebastián Ribas.
Substitutions
Torque made 4 changes: J. Pou for Sebastián Ribas (46′), S. Guerrero for Luis Gorocito Resende (63′), F. Nicola for Nicolás Hernán Siri Cagno (63′) and T. Palacios for Ignacio Pereira González (81′).
Racing – Formation
Racing
89', 90'Gustavo Hugo Fermani played with: Nicolás Gentilio, Pablo Agustin Pereira Castelnoble, Santiago Mouriño, Matias Velazquez, Diego Sosa, Javier Méndez, Ariel Cabral, Juan Rivero, Agustín Alaniz, Tomas Veron Lupi and Rodrigo Rey.
They had on the bench: Lucas Wilkinson, Franco Paredes, Gastón Bueno, Fabián Píriz, Agustin Rodriguez da Luz, Jose Varela, Axel Pérez, Matías Benítez, Manuel Nunez and Luis Gorocito.
Substitutions
Racing made 4 changes: F. Nicola for José Álvarez Medero (63′), A. Alaniz for F. Benítez (73′), Alejandro Cabral for José Varela (73′) and Tomás Verón Lupi for Axel Pérez Etchelar (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Torque – Racing – 0-2
- Defensor Sporting – Cerro – 1-1
- Fénix – River Plate – 0-0
