Nacional recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Villa Española 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTEVIDEO. Nacional found a way to turn the table against Villa Española to win 2-1.

November 8, 2021

MONTEVIDEO. Nacional was capable to turn the table against Villa Española to win 2-1. It was Villa Española to strike first with a goal of S. Lopez at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 44′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Fernandez gave the win to Nacional in the 59′ minute with a penalty. Nacional was much better in terms of ball possession (67%) was among the factors of its victory.

Also, Villa Española had 2 players sent off: J. Mozzo (57′ for a red card) and M. Riquero (61′ for a double yellow card).

The match was played at the Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 12:45 am local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Villa Española

1 - 2

Nacional

! 33 Ball Possession 67

Shots

2 Total 20
1 On Target 7
1 Off Target 13
0 Shots blocked 0

55 Attack 81
52 Dangerous attack 90
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 5

Fouls

4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Nacional had a superior ball possession 67% while Villa Española was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nacional was putting more pressure with 90 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the contest.

Villa Española shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Nacional shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Villa Española received 5 yellow cards (S. Lopez, J. Mozzo, C. Santucho, M. Riquero and E. Albin). Talking about the opposition, Nacional received 2 yellow cards (M. Zunino and G. Bergessio).

M. Riquero (Villa Española) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (61′).

M. Riquero (Villa Española) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (57′).

Match Timeline

Santiago Tabaré López Bruzzese(goal)

21'

Emiliano Albín Antognazza- Yellow

39'

44'

46'

48'

Mathías Damián Riquero Beretta- Yellow

48'

Carlos Daniel Santucho Gradiol- Yellow

57'

Santiago Tabaré López Bruzzese- Yellow

58'

59'

Mathías Damián Riquero Beretta(yellowred)

61'

Santiago Daniel Merlo Rosadilla- sub ->D. Olivera

72'

Pablo Martín Silva Silva- sub ->S. Ramirez

76'

78'

Emiliano Michael Ghan Carranza- sub ->J. D. Rio N.

85'

Robert Mario Flores Bistolfi- sub ->G. Albin

86'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Villa Española will stay with 5 points to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Nacional will have 21 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Villa Española will host Cerro Largo on the 17th of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Cerro Largo (0 draws).

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

Villa Española – Formation

The manager Julio Fabián Mozzo Valdéz decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Villa Española made 3 changes: S. Ramirez for P. Silva (76′), J. D. Rio N. for E. Ghan (85′) and G. Albin for R. Flores (86′).

Nacional – Formation

On the other side, Martín Ricardo Ligüera López played with: .

Substitutions

Nacional made 5 changes: F. Carballo for A. D’Alessandro (46′), A. Trezza for S. Ramirez (46′), G. Bergessio for M. Cantera (78′), A. Mendez for B. Ocampo (86′) and A. Mendez for B. Ocampo (86′).