MONTEVIDEO. Liverpool snatched a late win Cerro 1-0 after M. Meli scored just 1 goal (87′).
The match was played at the Estadio Monumental Luis Tróccoli stadium in Montevideo on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Liverpool had a superior ball possession 55% while Cerro was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the encounter.
Cerro shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cerro received 2 yellow cards (Dylan Nandin and Ramiro Fernandez). Regarding the opposition, Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Marcelo Meli and Mateo Antoni).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Cerro will stay with 10 points like Peñarol, Cerro Largo and Wanderers to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will have 23 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liverpool will host Boston River on the 29th of November with a 5-5 head to head.
Cerro – Formation
Cerro started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Sergio Damián Santín Francia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Souza, Darío Denis, Pablo Lacoste, Nicolás Gómez, Ramiro Fernandez, Jairo Coronel, Mariano Peralta Bauer, Gastón Pérez, Lucas Rodríguez, Cristhian Tizon and Dylan Nandin.
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Ramos, Emiliano Federico Álvarez Silva, Roberto Brum, Matías Cabrera, Gabriel Araújo, Sebastián Cáceres, Luis Enrique Femia Ríos, Danilo Cóccaro, Nahuel Acosta and José Tancredi.
Substitutions
Cerro made 5 changes: Gastón Pérez for Sebastián Cáceres (68′), Mariano Peralta Bauer for José Tancredi (79′), Fernando Souza for Emiliano Federico Álvarez Silva (57′), Cristhian Tizon for Nahuel Acosta (68′) and Ramiro Fernandez for Nicolás Ramos (79′).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jorge Rodrigo Bava played with: Sebastian Angel Britos, Facundo Perdomo, Federico Pereira, Mateo Antoni, Miguel Samudio, Marcelo Meli, Pablo Siles, Gonzalo Nápoli, Luciano Rodriguez, Rubén Bentancourt and Alan Medina.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ignacio Rodríguez, Renzo Machado, Thiago Vecino, Rodrigo Rivero, Martin Barrios, Agustín Cayetano, Matias Ocampo, Sebastián Lentinelly, Kevin Johan Amaro Viega and Lopez.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Luciano Rodriguez for Thiago Vecino (82′), Pablo Siles for Matias Ocampo (90′), Rubén Bentancourt for Ignacio Rodríguez (90′), Luciano Rodriguez for Thiago Vecino (82′) and Gonzalo Nápoli for Martin Barrios (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.