MONTEVIDEO. Nacional conquers Defensor Sporting 1-0 after Y. Rodríguez scored just 1 goal (81′). Nacional capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.95 degrees Celsius or 64.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 7 Total 3
- 1 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 81
- 72 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Nacional had a superior ball possession 59% while Defensor Sporting was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match.
Nacional shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Defensor Sporting shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 3 yellow cards (Yonathan Rodríguez, Rodrigo Chagas and Leandro Lozano). Regarding the opposition, Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (Facundo Bernal, Guillermo De Los Santos and Enzo Martínez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nacional has 23 points like Liverpool to drop in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Defensor Sporting will stays with 21 points to soar in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host Torque on the 7th of December with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Nacional (1 draw).
Defensor Sporting will host Danubio on the 7th of December with a 17-12 head to head stats in favor of Defensor Sporting (14 draws).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional
67'
34'
81'
Nacional started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero decided to play with the following team: Ignacio Nahuel Suárez Ferreira, Leandro Lozano, Daniel Bocanegra, Diego Polenta, Fredy Joel Martínez Mancilla, Rodrigo Chagas, Yonathan Rodríguez, Gabriel Báez, Federico Martínez, Juan Ignacio Ramírez and Gonzalo Carneiro.
The home team had on the bench: Thiago Helguera, Emanuel Gigliotti, Franco Fagúndez, Gonzalo Castro, Christian Almeida, Diego Rodríguez, Franco Gastón Romero Ponte, Diego Zabala, Facundo de León and Salvador Ichazo.
Substitutions
Nacional made 4 changes: Gabriel Báez for Diego Zabala (67′), Federico Martínez for Franco Fagúndez (46′), Rodrigo Chagas for Thiago Helguera (46′) and Juan Ignacio Ramírez for Diego Rodríguez (83′).
Defensor Sporting – Formation
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marcelo Fabián Méndez Russo played with: Facundo Bernal, Matías Dufour, Juan Pintado, Guillermo De Los Santos, Enzo Martínez, Nicolás Rodríguez, Lucas Agazzi, Yefferson Quintana, Anderson Duarte, Kevin Ramírez and Rodrigo Perez.
They had on the bench: Nicolás Rossi, Rodrigo Cabrera, Fernando Elizari, Augusto Cambon, Gonzalo Freitas, Hernán Figueredo, Alvaro Navarro, Joaquin Valiente, Facundo Bonifazi and Juan Jorge.
Substitutions
Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: Enzo Martínez for Fernando Elizari (46′), Lucas Agazzi for Joaquin Valiente (70′), Anderson Duarte for Alvaro Navarro (81′) and Facundo Bernal for Augusto Cambon (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Cerro – Plaza Colonia – 1-1
- Nacional – Defensor Sporting – 1-0
