MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting defeats Cerro Largo with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Agazzi (56′) and a goal from A. Duarte (89′).

The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.82 degrees Celsius or 67.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Defensor Sporting was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Cerro Largo that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cerro Largo had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Defensor Sporting was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Defensor Sporting shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cerro Largo shot 5 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Defensor Sporting received 5 yellow cards (Alfonso Barco, Kevin Ramírez, Rodrigo Cabrera, Guillermo De Los Santos and Fernando Elizari). On the other side, Cerro Largo received 2 yellow cards (Santiago Viera and Matias Mir).

Standings

After playing this match, Defensor Sporting will have 11 points to go down in the 1st place. On the other side, Cerro Largo will stay with 6 points like Deportivo Maldonado to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Defensor Sporting will host Racing on the 27th of October with a 14-5 head to head statistic in favor of Defensor Sporting (5 draws).

Cerro Largo will play away agasint Liverpool on the 27th of October with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (5 draws).

Defensor Sporting – Formation

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

The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: Matías Dufour, Juan Pintado, Yefferson Quintana, Guillermo De Los Santos, Rodrigo Cabrera, Alfonso Barco, Gonzalo Freitas, Fernando Elizari, Kevin Ramírez, Lucas Agazzi and Joaquin Valiente.

The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Rossi, , Nicolás Rodríguez, Anderson Duarte, Augusto Cambon, Rodrigo Perez, Hernán Figueredo, Leandro Barcia, Juan Jorge, Erico Cuello and Alvaro Navarro.

Substitutions

Defensor Sporting made 5 changes: Gonzalo Freitas for Hernán Figueredo (79′), Joaquin Valiente for Nicolás Rodríguez (90′), Fernando Elizari for Anderson Duarte (61′), Kevin Ramírez for Rodrigo Perez (61′) and Rodrigo Cabrera for Adolfo Justino Lima Camejo (85′).

Cerro Largo – Formation

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

José Ignacio Batlle Ordoñez De Los Campos played with: Rafael García, Emiliano Agustín Villar Vidal, Tomer Haran, Mauro Brasil, Lucas Leonel Correa Sebben, Nahuel Furtado, Hamilton Pereira, Santiago Viera, Renzo Rabino, Matias Mir and Martin Alaniz.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brian Ferrares, Facundo Nunez, Brian Nicolás González Fernández, Alfonso de Luca Ibargoyen, Adolfo Justino Lima Camejo, Ezequiel Olivera Reymundo, Facundo Da Costa, Facundo Martín Palavecino, Joaquín Fernández Benítez and Matheus Brandão.

Substitutions

Cerro Largo made 4 changes: Matias Mir for Alvaro Navarro (79′), Emiliano Agustín Villar Vidal for Alfonso de Luca Ibargoyen (85′), Santiago Viera for Facundo Mariano Núñez Techera (78′) and Rafael García for Facundo Da Costa (90′).

Results of the day

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

• Defensor Sporting – Cerro Largo – 2-0