MONTEVIDEO. Fénix found a way to snatch a draw against Nacional with a late goal from M. Ferreira scored in the (90′) after Nacional got a lead with a penalty from J. Ignacio (45′). Nacional was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Parque Capurro stadium in Montevideo on Monday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.33 degrees Celsius or 77.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Nacional had a strong ball possession 60% while Fénix was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nacional was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Nacional to win the contest​.

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

Cards

Fénix received 3 yellow cards (Gustavo Alles Vila, Nicolas Bertocchi and Guillermo Pereira). On the other side, Nacional received 3 yellow cards (Federico Martínez, Fredy Joel Martínez Mancilla and Galeano).

Standings

After playing this match, Fénix will have 12 points like Boston River to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Nacional will have 14 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

Fénix – Formation

Fénix started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Leonel Rocco Herrera decided to play with the following team: Andrés Mehring, Emanuel Carlos, Juan Álvez, Guillermo Pereira, Breno Caetano, Gonzalo Vega, Camilo Núñez, Braulio Guisolfo, Nicolas Bertocchi, Maximiliano Juambeltz and Sebastián da Silva.

The home team had on the bench: Ignacio Nicolás Velázquez Quintana, Gustavo Alles Vila, Fabián Estoyanoff, Agustin Da Silveira Munoa, Richard Núñez, Santiago Marcel, Maicol Ferreira, Emiliano Marquez, Santiago França and Oscar Jose Cruz Gonzalez.

Substitutions

Fénix made 5 changes: Guillermo Pereira for Gustavo Alles Vila (66′), Gonzalo Vega for Santiago Marcel (58′), Camilo Núñez for Fabián Estoyanoff (82′), Maximiliano Juambeltz for Maicol Ferreira (58′) and Breno Caetano for Ignacio Nicolás Velázquez Quintana (46′).

Nacional – Formation

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

Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero played with: Ignacio Nahuel Suárez Ferreira, Leandro Lozano, Franco Gastón Romero Ponte, Diego Polenta, Fredy Joel Martínez Mancilla, Francisco Ginella, Yonathan Rodríguez, Juan Ignacio Ramírez, José Alberti, Federico Martínez and Gonzalo Carneiro.

They had on the bench: Daniel Bocanegra, Emanuel Gigliotti, Christian Almeida, Diego Rodríguez, Diego Zabala, Galeano, Lucas Nahuel Morales Burruzo, Bruno Damiani, Salvador Ichazo and Rodrigo Chagas.

Substitutions

Nacional made 5 changes: Francisco Ginella for Rodrigo Chagas (46′), Federico Martínez for Galeano (78′), Diego Polenta for Daniel Bocanegra (78′), Fredy Joel Martínez Mancilla for Christian Almeida (68′) and José Alberti for Diego Zabala (68′).

Results of the day

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

• Wanderers – River Plate – 2-1
• Fénix – Nacional – 1-1
• Defensor Sporting – Boston River – 2-0