MONTEVIDEO. Nacional beats Torque with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Almeida (47′) and a goal from M. Zunino (45′).

The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Thursday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Esteban Ostojich with the assistance of Carlos Barreiro and Sebastián Schroeder. The 4th official was Diego Dunajec. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Nacional

2 - 0

Torque

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 3 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 0 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 42 Attack 43
  • 35 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Torque was in firm control of the ball 55% while Nacional was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nacional was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match​.

Nacional shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Torque shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Nacional received 2 yellow cards (L. Fernandez and C. Almeida). Regarding the opposition, Torque received 4 yellow cards (A. Brun, F. Pizzichillo, M. Allende and F. Catarozzi).

Match Timeline

9'
17'
39'
Franco Pizzichillo- Yellow
45'
45'
45'
46'
47'
58'
Franco Catarozzi- sub ->D. Pereira
59'
Franco Catarozzi- Yellow
61'
61'
69'
70'
70'
72'
82'
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Peñarol
32
15
Nacional
28
15
Cerro Largo
27
15
Wanderers
27
15
Torque
25
15
Progreso
25
15
Boston River
22
15
Cerrito
21
15
Plaza Colonia
20
15
Fénix
19
15
Deportivo Maldonado
17
15
River Plate
16
15
Liverpool
15
15
Rentistas
14
15
Sud América
13
15
Villa Española
6
15

After playing this match, Nacional will have 18 points to stay in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Torque will stay with 14 points like Progreso and Deportivo Maldonado to move up in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host River Plate on the 17th of December with a 18-12 head to head in favor of Nacional (8 draws).

Torque will host Progreso on the 17th of December with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Progreso (1 draw).

Nacional – Formation

Nacional
G
Martín Rodríguez 12.Uruguay
D
Diego Polenta 3.Uruguay
D
Christian Almeida 13.Uruguay
9' 47'
D
Mathías Laborda 2.Uruguay
D
A. Méndez 26.Uruguay
82'
M
Diego Rodríguez 15.Uruguay
M
Matías Zunino 8.Uruguay
61' 45'
M
Joaquín Trasante Hernández 14.Uruguay
F
G. Bergessio 9.Argentina
61'
F
Leandro Fernández 11.Argentina
82' 45'
F
S. Ramírez 27.Uruguay
69'
Substitutes
G
Mathías Nicolás Bernatene Carle 40.Uruguay
D
N. Marichal 18.Uruguay
M
F. Carballo 20.Uruguay
61'
M
M. Cantera 30.Uruguay
61'
M
Camilo Cándido 38.Uruguay
69'
M
Facundo Píriz 23.Uruguay
82'
F
Thiago Vecino 99.Uruguay
82'
F
Brian Ocampo 7.Uruguay
F
Guillermo May 21.Uruguay
F
Franco Fagúndez 32.Uruguay

The manager Martín Ricardo Ligüera López decided to play with the following team: M. Rodríguez, D. Polenta, C. Almeida, M. Laborda, A. Méndez, D. Rodríguez, M. Zunino, J. Trasante, G. Bergessio, L. Fernández and S. Ramírez.

The home team had on the bench: F. Carballo, M. Cantera, C. Cándido, T. Vecino, F. Píriz, B. Ocampo, N. Marichal, G. May, F. Fagúndez and M. Bernatene.

Substitutions

Nacional made 5 changes: M. Zunino for F. Carballo (61′), G. Bergessio for M. Cantera (61′), S. Ramirez for C. Candido (69′), L. Fernandez for T. Vecino (82′) and A. Mendez for F. Piriz (82′).

Torque – Formation

Torque
G
G. Guruceaga 55.Uruguay
D
Andrew Teuten 27.Uruguay
D
R. Orihuela 2.Uruguay
M
Diego Arismendi 8.Uruguay
M
Franco Pizzichillo 5.Uruguay
39'
M
Álvaro Brun 17.Uruguay
72' 45'
M
Marcelo Allende 22.Chile
17'
M
Lucas Rodríguez 21.Uruguay
70'
F
A. Pereira D'Atri 10.Uruguay
58'
F
José Álvarez 16.Uruguay
46'
F
Sebastián Guerrero 9.Uruguay
70'
Substitutes
G
Francisco Tinaglini 1.Uruguay
D
Joaquin Pereyra 3.Uruguay
D
A. Peña 19.Uruguay
D
Joaquín Fernández 42.Uruguay
M
Bautista Cejas 25.Argentina
46'
M
Franco Catarozzi 28.Uruguay
58' 59'
M
S. Cartagena 6.Uruguay
72'
M
Matías Andrés Cabrera García 40.Uruguay
F
Nathanael Guzmán 7.Argentina
70'
F
J. Zeballos 13.Uruguay
70'

On the other side, Román Marcelo Cuello Arizmendi played with: G. Guruceaga, D. Arismendi, F. Pizzichillo, A. Teuten, R. Orihuela, Á. Brun, D. Pereira, M. Allende, L. Rodríguez, J. Álvarez and S. Guerrero.

These were the players on the bench: J. Cejas, F. Catarozzi, N. Guzmán, J. Zeballos, S. Cartagena, F. Tinaglini, J. Pereyra, A. Peña, M. Cabrera and J. Fernández.

Substitutions

Torque made 5 changes: J. Alvarez for J. Cejas (46′), D. Pereira for F. Catarozzi (58′), L. Rodriguez Trezza for N. Guzman (70′), S. Guerrero Martinez for J. Zeballos (70′) and A. Brun for S. Cartagena (72′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.​