MALDONADO. Deportivo Maldonado prevails over Nacional 1-0 after J. Varela scored just 1 goal (79′).
C. Almeida received a red card (76′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Nacional lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel stadium in Maldonado on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Antonio García with the help of Horacio Ferreiro and Marcelo Alonso. The 4th official was Santiago Motta. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 12 Total 3
- 6 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 91
- 95 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Deportivo Maldonado was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Nacional that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Deportivo Maldonado was was more pushing with 95 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deportivo Maldonado won the match.
Deportivo Maldonado shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Nacional shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Maldonado received 2 yellow cards (G. Cotugno and J. Varela). Regarding the opposition, Nacional received 5 yellow cards (M. Laborda, J. Trasante, C. Almeida, A. Trezza and D. Polenta).
Also, Nacional didn’t end the match with 11 players after C. Almeida (Nacional) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Deportivo Maldonado will have 17 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Nacional will stay with 21 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Deportivo Maldonado will play away with Boston River on the 17th of December with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Boston River (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).
Deportivo Maldonado – Formation
Deportivo Maldonado
45'
79'
77'
The manager Francisco Ricardo Palladino Soba decided to play with the following team: D. Lerda, H. Souza, F. Tealde, G. Cotugno, J. Varela, A. Lima, F. Ramos, H. Toledo, E. Darias, L. Viatri and R. Muniz.
The home team had on the bench: L. Núñez, R. Acosta, M. Bogliacino, S. González, Thiago Mosquito, A. Ravecca, V. Fernández, M. De Los Santos, T. Conechny and L. Fernández.
Substitutions
Deportivo Maldonado made 4 changes: E. Darias for L. Nunez (46′), A. Lima for R. Acosta (77′), R. Muniz for M. Bogliacino (83′) and H. Toledo for S. Gonzalez Mozzo (90′).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional
76'
Martín Ricardo Ligüera López played with: M. Rodríguez, D. Polenta, C. Almeida, M. Laborda, A. Méndez, D. Rodríguez, M. Zunino, J. Trasante, G. Bergessio, L. Fernández and S. Ramírez.
They had on the bench: F. Carballo, B. Ocampo, A. Trezza, A. D’Alessandro, N. Marichal, M. Cantera, C. Cándido, M. Bernatene, T. Vecino and F. Píriz.
Substitutions
Nacional made 5 changes: J. Trasante for F. Carballo (46′), M. Zunino for A. Trezza (58′), S. Ramirez for B. Ocampo (58′), L. Fernandez for M. Cantera (69′) and D. Rodriguez for A. D’Alessandro (70′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Liverpool – Torque – 1-3
- Cerrito – Villa Española – 1-0
- Deportivo Maldonado – Nacional – 1-0
