MONTEVIDEO. Liverpool topped Wanderers to win 2-1. It was Liverpool to strike first with an early goal of Marcelo Meli at the 1′. Then Miguel Samudio scored again for Liverpool in the 41′ minute. Eventually, Bruno Veglio reduced the distance for Wanderers (69′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Belvedere stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.35 degrees Celsius or 65.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Wanderers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wanderers shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (Alan Medina, Marcelo Meli and Juan Izquierdo). Talking about the opposition, Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Ramiro Costa, Nicolás Albarracín and Matias Fonseca).

Standings

After playing this match, Liverpool will have 23 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Wanderers will stay with 3 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Liverpool will play away with La Luz on the 16th of September with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of La Luz (0 draws).

Wanderers will host Cerro Largo on the 15th of September with a 14-4 head to head stats in favor of Wanderers (5 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Sebastian Angel Britos, Facundo Perdomo, Juan Izquierdo, Mateo Antoni, Miguel Samudio, Marcelo Meli, Gonzalo Nápoli, Pablo Siles, Matias Ocampo, Rubén Bentancourt and Alan Medina.

The home team had on the bench: Ignacio Rodríguez, Matias Silva, Thiago Vecino, Martin Barrios, Luciano Rodriguez, Sebastián Lentinelly, Kevin Johan Amaro Viega, Anthony Nahuel Aires Almeida and Francisco Bregante Torres.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Pablo Siles for Tabaré Viudez (66′), Matias Ocampo for Luciano Rodriguez (46′), Rubén Bentancourt for Martin Barrios (66′) and Alan Medina for Ignacio Rodríguez (84′).

Wanderers – Formation

Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Sergio Rubén Blanco Soto played with: Mauro Silveira, Juan Manuel Acosta, Mario Risso, Emiliano García, Gonzalo Camargo, Leonardo Pais, Bruno Veglio, Tomás Andrade, Francisco Cerro, Nicolás Albarracín and Matias Fonseca.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Facundo Milán, Agustin Albarracin, Fernando Laforia, Martín Suárez, Tabaré Viudez, Kevin Rolón, Sebastián Figueredo, Guillermo Wagner, Ismael García and Ramiro Costa.

Substitutions

Wanderers made 5 changes: Matias Fonseca for Thiago Vecino (66′), Leonardo Pais for Ramiro Costa (46′), Juan Manuel Acosta for Sebastián Figueredo (46′), Tomás Andrade for Agustin Albarracin (55′) and Bruno Veglio for Facundo Milán (82′).

Results of the day

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

• Peñarol – Defensor Sporting – 2-1
• Liverpool – Wanderers – 2-1
• Cerro Largo – Fénix – 1-0