MONTEVIDEO. Nacional snatched a late win Cerrito 1-0 after L. Fernandez scored just 1 goal (90′). Nacional was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%) was among the factors of its victory.
Also, Cerrito had 2 players sent off: J. Perujo (34′ for a red card) and M. Ferreira (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Friday and it started at 12:45 am local time. The referee was Gustavo Tejera with the help of Agustín Berisso and Mathías Muníz. The 4th official was Daniel Rodríguez. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nacional had a superior ball possession 65% while Cerrito was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was has a more offensive attitude with 27 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match.
Nacional shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Cerrito shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 3 yellow cards (J. Trasante, C. Candido and L. Fernandez). Regarding the opposition, Cerrito received 2 yellow cards (Y. Rodriguez and I. Aviles).
Also, Cerrito didn’t end the match with 11 players after
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Nacional will have 24 points like Cerro Largo to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Cerrito will stay with 15 points like Boston River to hold in the 11th 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 record in favor of Nacional (8 draws).
Cerrito will host Liverpool on the 17th of December with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional
72'
47'
90'
The manager Martín Ricardo Ligüera López decided to play with the following team: M. Rodríguez, D. Polenta, C. Cándido, 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, F. Fagúndez, B. Ocampo, A. D’Alessandro, J. Gutiérrez, N. Marichal, A. Trezza, M. Cantera and M. Bernatene.
Substitutions
Nacional made 5 changes: M. Zunino for F. Fagundez (46′), J. Trasante for F. Carballo (46′), S. Ramirez for B. Ocampo (66′), D. Rodriguez for A. D’Alessandro (67′) and C. Candido for J. Gutierrez (72′).
Cerrito – Formation
Cerrito
34'
Roland William Marcenaro Nieves played with: K. Larrea, J. Perujo, A. Villoldo, M. Amondarain, M. Velázquez, W. Klingender, I. Avilés, Y. Rodríguez, E. Da Silva, J. Ortíz and M. Silvera.
These were the players on the bench: F. Vega, F. Scarone, M. Calzada, C. Cruz, F. Rodríguez, M. Ferreira, M. López, M. Goyeni, D. González and A. Eiraldi.
Substitutions
Cerrito made 5 changes: I. Aviles for F. Vega (46′), W. Klingender for M. Calzada (73′), J. Ortiz for F. Scarone (74′), E. Da Silva for C. Cruz (85′) and M. Silvera for F. Rodriguez (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Nacional – Cerrito – 1-0
- Villa Española – Liverpool – 0-3
- Wanderers – Sud América – 4-1
- Fénix – Deportivo Maldonado – 2-1
