MONTEVIDEO. Racing tops Torque 1-0 after A. Nicolás scored just 1 goal (72′).
The match was played at the Parque Osvaldo Roberto stadium in Montevideo on Tuesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.42 degrees Celsius or 66.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Torque was in firm control of the ball 55% while Racing was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Torque was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Racing was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Racing shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Torque shot 4 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Racing received 5 yellow cards (Matías Velázquez Maldonado, Emiliano Méndez, Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez, Lucas Lemos and Hugo Magallanes). On the opposite side, Torque received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Morales and Agustín Álvarez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Racing will have 15 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Torque will stay with 16 points like Plaza Colonia to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Torque will host Cerro on the 18th of November with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Torque (3 draws).
Racing – Formation
Racing
62'
88'
72'
Racing started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Eduardo Fabián Espinel Porley decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Gentilio Martínez, Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera, Gastón Matías Bueno Sciutto, Hugo Magallanes, Diego Sosa, Emiliano Méndez, Tomas Veron Lupi, Jose Varela, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Agustín Nicolás Alaniz Sani and Octavio Rivero.
The home team had on the bench: Agustin Da Rocha, Juan Rivero, Lucas Mateo Wilkinson Dutra, Agustín Vuletich, Santiago Otegui Ferreira, Lucas Lemos, Matías Velázquez Maldonado, Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez, Leandro Vega and Agustín Pereira.
Substitutions
Racing made 3 changes: Agustín Nicolás Alaniz Sani for Juan Rivero (90′), Tomas Veron Lupi for Leandro Vega (87′) and Jonathan Urretaviscaya for Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez (88′).
Torque – Formation
Torque
Torque started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Giró played with: Gastón Guruceaga, Hernán Petrik, Oscar Salomón, Eduardo Aguero, Andrew Teuten, Agustín Álvarez, Franco Catarozzi, Franco Pizzichillo, Santiago Nicolas Costa, Tiago Palacios and Nicolás Siri.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joaquin Pereyra, Sebastián Guerrero, José Álvarez, Bruno Morales, Francisco Tinaglini, Tobias Correa, Facundo Rodríguez, Franco Nicola, Ignacio Pereira and Renzo Orihuela.
Substitutions
Torque made 4 changes: Andrew Teuten for Franco Nicola (83′), Franco Catarozzi for Ignacio Pereira (83′), Santiago Nicolas Costa for José Álvarez (63′) and Franco Pizzichillo for Bruno Morales (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
