MONTEVIDEO. Racing tops Cerro Largo 1-0 after O. Rivero scored just 1 goal (67′).

Mauro Brasil received a red card (89′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Cerro Largo lost the match.

The match was played at the Parque Osvaldo Roberto stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.41 degrees Celsius or 70.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Racing was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cerro Largo that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Racing was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Racing won the match​.

Racing shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Cerro Largo shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Racing received 3 yellow cards (Jose Varela, Lucas Lemos and Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera). Regarding the opposition, Cerro Largo received 5 yellow cards (Tiago Galletto, Martín German Gianoli Abellan, Sergio Núñez, Matias Mir and Mauro Brasil).

Also, Cerro Largo didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Mauro Brasil (Cerro Largo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (89′).

Standings

After this contest, Racing will have 15 points like Danubio to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Cerro Largo will stay with 10 points like Peñarol, Cerro and Wanderers to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Racing will play away against Plaza Colonia on the 28th of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Racing (5 draws).

Racing – Formation

Racing started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eduardo Fabián Espinel Porley decided to play with the following team: Luis Mejía, Lucas Lemos, Hugo Magallanes, Gastón Matías Bueno Sciutto, Diego Sosa, Agustín Nicolás Alaniz Sani, Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera, Jose Varela, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Octavio Rivero and Tomas Veron Lupi.

The home team had on the bench: Agustin Da Rocha, Juan Rivero, Agustín Vuletich, Santiago Otegui Ferreira, Carlos Airala, Mateo Nicolas Suarez, Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez, Leandro Vega, Agustín Pereira and Nicolás Gentilio Martínez.

Substitutions

Racing made 5 changes: Gonzalo De Los Santos Olivera for Agustín Pereira (70′), Jonathan Urretaviscaya for Juan Rivero (70′), Lucas Lemos for Alexander Nahuel Hernández Domínguez (84′), Tomas Veron Lupi for Agustín Vuletich (84′) and Jose Varela for Mateo Nicolas Suarez (90′).

Cerro Largo – Formation

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

Juan Jacinto Rodríguez Araújo played with: Tomer Haran, Nahuel Furtado, Mauro Brasil, Martín German Gianoli Abellan, Renzo Rabino, Matias Mir, Lucas Leonel Correa Sebben, Santiago Viera, Hamilton Pereira, Sergio Núñez and Emiliano Agustín Villar Vidal.

These were the players on the bench: Brian Ferrares, Tiago Galletto, Facundo Nunez, Hugo Silveira, Martin Alaniz, Facundo Da Costa, Ezequiel Olivera Reymundo, Facundo Martín Palavecino, Joaquín Fernández Benítez, Matheus Brandão and Facundo Mariano Núñez Techera.

Substitutions

Cerro Largo made 4 changes: Santiago Viera for Facundo Mariano Núñez Techera (74′), Emiliano Agustín Villar Vidal for Hugo Silveira (62′), Hamilton Pereira for Tiago Galletto (62′) and Matias Mir for Martin Alaniz (85′).

Results of the day

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

• Peñarol – Plaza Colonia – 0-0
• Racing – Cerro Largo – 1-0
• Danubio – Fénix – 0-0
• Deportivo Maldonado – Defensor Sporting – 2-1