MONTEVIDEO. Liverpool and Nacional draw 1-1. L. Rodriguez scored the first goal (45′) for Liverpool. O. Ebere settled the score (64′).

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

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Liverpool was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Nacional that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nacional was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Nacional to win the match​.

Liverpool shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nacional shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (Kevin Johan Amaro Viega, Lucas Wasilewsky Ferreira and Ignacio Rodríguez). Regarding the opposition, Nacional received 5 yellow cards (Gonzalo Carneiro, Christian Oliva, L. Sanabria, Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé and Alexis Castro).

Standings

After this match, Liverpool has 2 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Nacional has 4 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Nacional will host Deportivo Maldonado on the 23rd of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Emiliano Alfaro Toscano decided to play with the following team: Martin Barrios, Sebastián Lentinelly, Kevin Johan Amaro Viega, Matías De los Santos, Ignacio Rodríguez, Agustín Cayetano, Diego Rodríguez, Luciano Rodriguez, Lucas Wasilewsky Ferreira, Matias Ocampo and Renzo Machado.

The home team had on the bench: Matias Silva, Agustín González, Jean Rosso, Franco Nicola, Hebert Vergara, Diego García, Giuliano Ferrer Reina, Anthony Nahuel Aires Almeida, Francisco Bregante Torres and Gastón Guruceaga.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Lucas Wasilewsky Ferreira for Diego García (70′), Renzo Machado for Franco Nicola (70′), Matias Ocampo for Hebert Vergara (89′), Diego Rodríguez for Matias Silva (89′) and Kevin Johan Amaro Viega for Jean Rosso (77′).

Nacional – Formation

Also Nacional adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero played with: Luis Mejía, Rafael Haller, Emiliano Velázquez, Mateo Antoni, Fredy Joel Martínez Mancilla, Christian Oliva, Alexis Castro, Osinachi Ebere, Diego Zabala, Gastón González and Gonzalo Carneiro.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Franco Gastón Romero Ponte, Rubén Bentancourt, Mauricio Pereyra, Gabriel Báez, Jeremía Alexandre Recoba Perrone, Renzo Sánchez, Ignacio Nahuel Suárez Ferreira, L. Sanabria, Thiago Helguera, Rodrigo Chagas and Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé.

Substitutions

Nacional made 5 changes: Alexis Castro for Thiago Helguera (46′), Diego Zabala for Mauricio Pereyra (64′), Christian Oliva for Lucas Sanabria (46′), Gastón González for Jeremía Alexandre Recoba Perrone (78′) and Osinachi Ebere for Rubén Bentancourt (78′).

Results of the day

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

• Cerro Largo – Fénix – 0-0
• Liverpool – Nacional – 1-1
• Defensor Sporting – Cerro – 5-0