MONTEVIDEO. Danubio overcame Peñarol to win 2-1. It was Danubio to strike first with a goal of Kevin Lewis at the 28′. Then Santiago Romero scored again for Danubio in the 47′ minute. Eventually, José Neris reduced the distance for Peñarol (53′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Peñarol was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.99 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Peñarol had a superior ball possession 61% while Danubio was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was more aggressive with 104 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Danubio found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Danubio shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Peñarol shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Danubio didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Peñarol received 3 yellow cards (Léo Coelho, Damián García and Ángel González).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Danubio will have 15 points like Racing to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Peñarol will stay with 10 points like Cerro and Cerro Largo to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Danubio – Formation
Danubio
28'
64'
Danubio started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte decided to play with the following team: Mauro Goicoechea, Facundo Saravia, Santiago Etchebarne, Lucas Ferreira, Leandro Sosa, Santiago Silva, Santiago Romero, Alejo Cruz, Sebastián Fernández, Kevin Lewis and Diego Vera.
The home team had on the bench: Franco Faria, Facundo Silvera, Ribair Rodriguez, Juan Andres Millan Santarcieri, Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola, Martín Rea, Mateo Argüello, Facundo Nicolás Silvestre Álvarez, Emiliano Bermudez and Vilinton Branda.
Substitutions
Danubio made 5 changes: Diego Vera for Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola (58′), Sebastián Fernández for Facundo Silvera (58′), Leandro Sosa for Martín Rea (70′), Alejo Cruz for Juan Andres Millan Santarcieri (63′) and Santiago Silva for Facundo Nicolás Silvestre Álvarez (64′).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
27'
Peñarol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Juan Manuel Olivera López played with: Guillermo De Amores, Matías Aguirregaray, Léo Coelho, Nahuel Herrera, Lucas Hernández, Carlos Sánchez, Santiago Homenchenko, Damián García, Franco González, José Neris and Matías Arezo.
They had on the bench: Thiago Cardozo, Andrés Ivani Madruga del Puerto, Sebastián Cristóforo, Mathías De Ritis, Kevin Méndez, Pedro Milans, Santiago Nicolas Diaz Prado, Brian Mansilla, Ángel González and Bruno Betancor.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 5 changes: Franco González for Ángel González (46′), Carlos Sánchez for Sebastián Cristóforo (70′), Santiago Homenchenko for Brian Mansilla (70′), Lucas Hernández for Bruno Betancor (87′) and Damián García for Kevin Méndez (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
