MONTEVIDEO. Torque overcame River Plate to win 2-1. It was Torque to strike first with a goal of Nicolás Siri at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Franco Catarozzi gave the win to Torque in the 81′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Parque Federico Omar Saroldi stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.32 degrees Celsius or 73.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 3 Total 11
- 1 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 108 Attack 102
- 64 Dangerous attack 73
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. River Plate was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Torque that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Torque had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torque won the match.
River Plate shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Torque shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
River Plate received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Dos Santos, Santiago Brunelli and Cristian Barros). Regarding the opposition, Torque received 2 yellow cards (Sebastián Guerrero and Franco Pizzichillo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, River Plate will stay with 19 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Torque will have 16 points like Plaza Colonia to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
86'
62'
35'
River Plate started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez decided to play with the following team: Rodrigo Formento, Ricardo Chopitea, Horacio Salaberry, Santiago Brunelli, Gervásio Olivera, Cristian Barros, Ramiro Cristobal, Jonathan Barboza, Joaquín Lavega, Agustín Bernardo Vera Flores and Jonathan Dos Santos.
The home team had on the bench: Yonatan Irrazábal, Fabricio Vidal, Pablo García, Ezequiel Busquets, Facundo Kidd, Deivis Faustino Barone Mora, Matias Alfonso, Tiziano Correa, Pablo López and Ihojan Fabián Pérez Cuadro.
Substitutions
River Plate made 4 changes: Jonathan Barboza for Pablo García (62′), Agustín Bernardo Vera Flores for Matias Alfonso (75′), Joaquín Lavega for Tiziano Correa (75′) and Cristian Barros for Deivis Faustino Barone Mora (87′).
Torque – Formation
Torque
Torque started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Giró played with: Francisco Tinaglini, Franco Pizzichillo, Maximiliano Villa, Oscar Salomón, Eduardo Aguero, José Álvarez, Franco Catarozzi, Agustín Álvarez, Tiago Palacios, Sebastián Guerrero and Nicolás Siri.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joaquin Pereyra, Kevin Altez, Bruno Morales, Hernán Petrik, Andrew Teuten, Facundo Rodríguez, Franco Nicola, Gastón Guruceaga, Ignacio Pereira and Renzo Orihuela.
Substitutions
Torque made 5 changes: Tiago Palacios for Franco Nicola (86′), Maximiliano Villa for Renzo Orihuela (86′), Nicolás Siri for Bruno Morales (90′), Franco Catarozzi for Joaquin Pereyra (90′) and Sebastián Guerrero for Facundo Rodríguez (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
