MONTEVIDEO. Liverpool defeated River Plate to win 2-1. A goal from D. Faustino was decisive in the 86min. It was Liverpool to strike first with a penalty of Thiago Vecino at the 10′. Then Rubén Bentancourt scored again for Liverpool in the 82′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Deivis Faustino Barone Mora reduced the distance for River Plate (86′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. River Plate lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Belvedere stadium in Montevideo on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time.

Standings

After playing this match, Liverpool has 23 points like Nacional to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, River Plate will stays with 19 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

Liverpool – Formation

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

The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Sebastián Lentinelly, Kevin Johan Amaro Viega, Juan Izquierdo, Mateo Antoni, Agustín Cayetano, Gonzalo Nápoli, Martin Barrios, Marcelo Meli, Matias Ocampo, Thiago Vecino and Rodrigo Rivero.

The home team had on the bench: Ignacio Rodríguez, Federico Pereira, Renzo Machado, Alan Medina, Juan Dalies, Rubén Bentancourt, Federico Andueza, Lopez, Anthony Nahuel Aires Almeida and Lucas Wasilewsky Ferreira.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Marcelo Meli for Anthony Nahuel Aires Almeida (61′), Gonzalo Nápoli for Lopez (46′), Thiago Vecino for Rubén Bentancourt (67′), Rodrigo Rivero for Ignacio Rodríguez (67′) and Juan Izquierdo for Federico Andueza (75′).

River Plate – Formation

River Plate started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez played with: Rodrigo Formento, Ricardo Chopitea, Horacio Salaberry, Santiago Brunelli, Gervásio Olivera, Cristian Barros, Matias Alfonso, Ramiro Cristobal, Agustín Bernardo Vera Flores, Joaquín Lavega and Jonathan Dos Santos.

These were the players on the bench: Yonatan Irrazábal, Fabricio Vidal, Pablo García, Pablo López, Ezequiel Busquets, Facundo Kidd, Deivis Faustino Barone Mora, Guillermo Gandolfo Antunes, Tiziano Correa and Ihojan Fabián Pérez Cuadro.

Substitutions

River Plate made 4 changes: Joaquín Lavega for Tiziano Correa (61′), Matias Alfonso for Pablo García (62′), Cristian Barros for Pablo López (62′) and Jonathan Dos Santos for Deivis Faustino Barone Mora (69′).

Results of the day

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

• Wanderers – Peñarol – 0-0
• Liverpool – River Plate – 2-1
• Cerro Largo – Deportivo Maldonado – 2-0