MONTEVIDEO. Racing had a spectacular comeback against Liverpool.
The match was played at the Estadio Belvedere stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.06 degrees Celsius or 73.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Liverpool had a superior ball possession 55% while Racing was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was putting more pressure with 91 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Racing managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Liverpool shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Racing shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Mateo Antoni and Juan Izquierdo). On the other side, Racing received 6 yellow cards (Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Agustín Pereira, Gastón Matías Bueno Sciutto, Emiliano Méndez, Luis Mejía and Hugo Magallanes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Liverpool will stay with 23 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Racing will have 15 points like Danubio to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
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, Federico Pereira, Juan Izquierdo, Mateo Antoni, Miguel Samudio, Gonzalo Nápoli, Pablo Siles, Marcelo Meli, Luciano Rodriguez, Thiago Vecino and Alan Medina.
The home team had on the bench: Ignacio Rodríguez, Facundo Perdomo, Renzo Machado, Rodrigo Rivero, Martin Barrios, Agustín Cayetano, Matias Ocampo, Sebastián Lentinelly, Rubén Bentancourt and Lopez.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Pablo Siles for Martin Barrios (78′), Alan Medina for Rodrigo Rivero (78′), Thiago Vecino for Rubén Bentancourt (58′) and Marcelo Meli for Ignacio Rodríguez (88′).
Racing – Formation
Racing started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Eduardo Fabián Espinel Porley played with: Luis Mejía, Agustín Pereira, Hugo Magallanes, Gastón Matías Bueno Sciutto, Diego Sosa, Emiliano Méndez, Tomas Veron Lupi, Jose Varela, Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera, Jonathan Urretaviscaya and Agustín Nicolás Alaniz Sani.
They had on the bench: Nicolás Gentilio Martínez, Agustin Da Rocha, Juan Rivero, Agustín Vuletich, Santiago Otegui Ferreira, Carlos Airala, Matías Velázquez Maldonado, Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez and Leandro Vega.
Substitutions
Racing made 4 changes: Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera for Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez (71′), Jonathan Urretaviscaya for Juan Rivero (71′), Emiliano Méndez for Agustín Vuletich (46′) and Tomas Veron Lupi for Octavio Rivero (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.