Nacional and Peñarol draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTEVIDEO. Nacional finds the way to recover against Peñarol with a goal on the J. Neris 47' and a goal on the L. Hernández 87'.

By
David Brown
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Nacional and Peñarol draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTEVIDEO. Nacional recovers against Peñarol with a goal on the J. Neris 47′ and a goal on the L. Hernández 87′.

The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.73 degrees Celsius or 71.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Nacional

2 - 2

Team 1

Peñarol

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 5 Total 2
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 1 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 76
  • 66 Dangerous attack 44
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1

Ball possession

Nacional had a superior ball possession 55% while Peñarol was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nacional was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Nacional to win the match​.

Nacional shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Peñarol shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Nacional received 3 yellow cards (Yonathan Rodríguez, Gabriel Báez and Gonzalo Carneiro). Talking about the opposition, Peñarol received 3 yellow cards (Léo Coelho, Sebastián Rodríguez and Franco González).

Also, Peñarol didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

17'
Léo Coelho- Yellow
31'
33'
F. González- Yellow
36'
Léo Coelho- Red
36'
36'
Ignacio Suárez- Red
36'
46'
J. Neris- sub ->Franco González
46'
N. Herrera- sub ->Valentín Rodríguez
47'
J. Neris(goal)Matías Arezo
51'
Diego Zabala- sub ->Francisco Ginella
63'
Gabriel Báez(goal)Diego Zabala
63'
Gabriel Báez- Yellow
64'
Gonzalo Carneiro- Yellow
72'
72'
73'
Rodrigo Chagas- sub ->José Alberti
75'
78'
78'
P. Milans- sub ->Matías Aguirregaray
82'
82'
87'
L. Hernández(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Nacional
24
15
Peñarol
10
7
Liverpool
23
15
Defensor Sporting
21
15
River Plate
19
15
Deportivo Maldonado
18
15
Torque
16
15
Cerro Largo
17
15
Plaza Colonia
16
15
Danubio
15
15
Cerro
15
15
Racing
15
15
Boston River
12
15
Wanderers
15
15
Fénix
12
15
La Luz
13
15

After this match, Nacional will have 13 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Peñarol will have 10 points like River Plate to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host Danubio on the 16th of November with a 24-16 head to head in favor of Nacional (3 draws).

Peñarol will host Cerro Largo on the 15th of November with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of Peñarol (5 draws).

Nacional – Formation

Nacional
G
Salvador Ichazo 32.Uruguay
D
Leandro Lozano 16.Uruguay
82'
D
Diego Polenta  23.Uruguay
D
Daniel Bocanegra 2.Colombia
D
Gabriel Báez 6.Argentina
64' Goals63'
M
Francisco Ginella 17.Uruguay
63'
M
Yonathan Rodríguez 5.Uruguay
73'
M
José Alberti  8.Uruguay
76'
F
Gonzalo Carneiro 20.Uruguay
82' 72'
F
Ignacio Ramírez 99.Uruguay
Goals31'
F
Franco Fagúndez 10.Uruguay
36'
Substitutes
G
Ignacio Suárez 25.Uruguay
36'
D
Franco Romero 19.Uruguay
D
Fredy Martínez 49.Uruguay
M
Diego Zabala 22.Uruguay
63'
M
Rodrigo Chagas 33.Uruguay
75'
M
T. Helguera 4.Uruguay
M
Federico Martínez 7.Uruguay
M
Gonzalo Castro 11.Uruguay
M
Diego Rodríguez 15.Uruguay
82'
F
Emmanuel Gigliotti 9.Argentina
82'

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

The manager Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero decided to play with the following team: Salvador Ichazo, Leandro Lozano, Daniel Bocanegra, Diego Polenta, Gabriel Báez, Yonathan Rodríguez, Francisco Ginella, José Alberti, Franco Fagúndez, Gonzalo Carneiro and Juan Ignacio Ramírez.

The home team had on the bench: Thiago Helguera, Federico Martínez, Emanuel Gigliotti, Gonzalo Castro, Diego Rodríguez, Franco Gastón Romero Ponte, Diego Zabala, Ignacio Nahuel Suárez Ferreira, Rodrigo Chagas and Fredy Joel Martínez Mancilla.

Substitutions

Nacional made 4 changes: Leandro Lozano for Diego Rodríguez (82′), Gonzalo Carneiro for Emanuel Gigliotti (82′), Francisco Ginella for Diego Zabala (63′) and José Alberti for Rodrigo Chagas (75′).

Peñarol – Formation

Peñarol
G
G. de Amores 12.Uruguay
D
Léo Coelho 2.Brazil
17' 36'
D
Matías Aguirregaray 13.Uruguay
78'
D
M. Olivera 18.Uruguay
51'
D
L. Hernández 27.Uruguay
Goals87'
M
S. Cristóforo 5.Uruguay
78'
M
S. Rodríguez 8.Uruguay
72'
M
F. González 9.Uruguay
46' 33'
M
D. García 14.Uruguay
M
V. Rodríguez 17.Uruguay
46'
F
Matías Arezo 19.Uruguay
Substitutes
G
Thiago Cardozo 1.Uruguay
36'
D
P. Milans 20.Uruguay
78'
D
N. Herrera 34.Uruguay
46'
M
Carlos Sánchez 7.Uruguay
M
Kevin Méndez 10.Uruguay
M
J. Neris 11.Uruguay
46' Goals47'
M
Brian Mansilla 24.Uruguay
78'
M
I. Sosa 25.Uruguay
M
S. Homenchenko 28.Uruguay
51'
M
Bruno Betancor 33.Uruguay

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

Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña played with: Guillermo De Amores, Matías Aguirregaray, Léo Coelho, Maximiliano Olivera, Lucas Hernández, Sebastián Cristóforo, Damián García, Sebastián Rodríguez, Franco González, Matías Arezo and Valentín Rodríguez.

These were the players on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Carlos Sánchez, Kevin Méndez, José Neris, Pedro Milans, Brian Mansilla, Ignacio Sosa, Santiago Homenchenko, Bruno Betancor and Nahuel Herrera.

Substitutions

Peñarol made 5 changes: Maximiliano Olivera for Santiago Homenchenko (51′), Franco González for José Neris (46′), Valentín Rodríguez for Nahuel Herrera (46′), Sebastián Cristóforo for Brian Mansilla (78′) and Matías Aguirregaray for Pedro Milans (78′).

Results of the day

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