MONTEVIDEO. Danubio and Fénix didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Fénix was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​.

The match was played at the Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.29 degrees Celsius or 70.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fénix had a strong ball possession 61% while Danubio was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fénix was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Fénix to win the encounter​.

Danubio shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Fénix shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Danubio received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Lewis and Facundo Saravia). Talking about the opposition, Fénix received 6 yellow cards (Richard Núñez, Ángelo Gabrielli, Juan Álvez, Santiago Marcel, Nicolas Bertocchi and Maicol Ferreira).

(Danubio) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Standings

After this match, Danubio will have 15 points like Racing to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Fénix will have 12 points like Boston River to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Danubio will play away with Wanderers on the 29th of November with a 17-12 head to head record in favor of Wanderers (11 draws).

Fénix will host Peñarol on the 28th of November with a 19-5 head to head in favor of Peñarol (10 draws).

Danubio – Formation

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

The manager Mario Daniel Saralegui Iriarte decided to play with the following team: Mauro Goicoechea, Facundo Saravia, Lucas Ferreira, Leandro Sosa, Santiago Etchebarne, Nicolás Rossi, Santiago Romero, Kevin Lewis, Alejo Cruz, Sebastián Fernández and Diego Vera.

The home team had on the bench: Franco Faria, Facundo Silvera, Ribair Rodriguez, Juan Andres Millan Santarcieri, Rafael Haller, Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola, Martín Rea, Emiliano Bermudez, Vilinton Branda and Santiago Silva.

Substitutions

Danubio made 5 changes: Sebastián Fernández for Facundo Silvera (46′), Facundo Saravia for Martín Rea (70′), Alejo Cruz for Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola (62′), Diego Vera for Santiago Silva (46′) and Nicolás Rossi for Juan Andres Millan Santarcieri (51′).

Fénix – Formation

Fénix started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Leonel Rocco Herrera played with: Andrés Mehring, Emanuel Carlos, Ángelo Gabrielli, Juan Álvez, Adrián Argachá, Nicolas Bertocchi, Breno Caetano, Braulio Guisolfo, Camilo Núñez, Gonzalo Vega and Richard Núñez, Maicol Ferreira, Maximiliano Juambeltz.

They had on the bench: Aarón Soria, Gustavo Alles Vila, Fabián Estoyanoff, Agustin Da Silveira Munoa, Santiago Marcel, Diego Arismendi, Joaquin Gimenez, Santiago França, Joaquín Ochoa, Guillermo Pereira and Sebastián da Silva.

Substitutions

Fénix made 5 changes: Gonzalo Vega for Fabián Estoyanoff (71′), Nicolas Bertocchi for Sebastián da Silva (46′), Ángelo Gabrielli for Agustin Da Silveira Munoa (60′), Maximiliano Juambeltz for Agustin Da Silveira Munoa (71′) and Braulio Guisolfo for Santiago Marcel (37′).

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