MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting was in the end too good for Racing with the goal of Kevin Ramírez (9′ pen), Kevin Ramírez (70′) and Anderson Duarte (80′). Defensor Sporting took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Esteban Ostojich with the collaboration of Martín Soppi and Heber Wilmar Godoy Hernández. The 4th official was Andrés Martínez. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.73 degrees Celsius or 71.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Defensor Sporting had a superior ball possession 58% while Racing was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Defensor Sporting had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Defensor Sporting won the match​.

Defensor Sporting shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Racing shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Defensor Sporting received 5 yellow cards (Matías Dufour, Rodrigo Perez, Enzo Martínez, Fernando Elizari and Facundo Bernal). On the opposite side, Racing received 3 yellow cards (Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera, Jonathan Urretaviscaya and Lucas Lemos).

Standings

After playing this match, Defensor Sporting will have 17 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Racing will stay with 15 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Defensor Sporting will play away with Cerro on the 15th of November with a 16-4 head to head in favor of Defensor Sporting (10 draws).

Racing will host Torque on the 14th of November with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Defensor Sporting – Formation

Defensor Sporting adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo decided to play with the following team: Matías Dufour, Juan Pintado, Guillermo De Los Santos, Enzo Martínez, Nicolás Rodríguez, Fernando Elizari, Facundo Bernal, Rodrigo Perez, Lucas Agazzi, Kevin Ramírez and Anderson Duarte.

The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Rossi, Rodrigo Cabrera, Yefferson Quintana, Hernán Figueredo, Alvaro Navarro, Joaquin Valiente, Leandro Barcia, Facundo Bonifazi, Juan Jorge, Alfonso Barco and Rodrigo Cabrera.

Substitutions

Defensor Sporting made 5 changes: Rodrigo Perez for Alfonso Barco (59′), Fernando Elizari for Joaquin Valiente (74′), Anderson Duarte for Alvaro Navarro (83′), Lucas Agazzi for Yefferson Quintana (83′) and Kevin Ramírez for Leandro Barcia (84′).

Racing – Formation

Also Racing adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eduardo Fabián Espinel Porley played with: Luis Mejía, Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera, Leandro Vega, Gastón Matías Bueno Sciutto, Diego Sosa, Jose Varela, Lucas Lemos, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Tomas Veron Lupi, Octavio Rivero and Agustín Nicolás Alaniz Sani.

These were the players on the bench: Nicolás Gentilio Martínez, Agustin Da Rocha, Juan Rivero, Agustín Vuletich, Santiago Otegui Ferreira, Carlos Airala, Matías Velázquez Maldonado, Alexander Hernández, Agustín Pereira, Emiliano Méndez and Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez.

Substitutions

Racing made 5 changes: Agustín Nicolás Alaniz Sani for Juan Rivero (76′), Jonathan Urretaviscaya for Agustín Vuletich (76′), Lucas Lemos for Agustín Pereira (46′), Leandro Vega for Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez (76′) and Tomas Veron Lupi for Carlos Airala (89′).

Results of the day

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

• Nacional – Peñarol – 2-2
• Danubio – River Plate – 0-0
• La Luz – Cerro – 1-2
• Defensor Sporting – Racing – 3-0