MONTEVIDEO. Nacional was in the end too much to handle for Wanderers with the goal of Osinachi Ebere (12′ pen), Felipe Cairus Arabeity (77′) and Rubén Bentancourt (87′). Nacional was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nacional had a superior ball possession 61% while Wanderers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match.
Nacional shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wanderers shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 1 yellow card (Emiliano Velázquez). On the opposite side, Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (M. Risso, M. Fonseca and F. Cerro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nacional has 7 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Wanderers stays with 1 points (13th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host Deportivo Maldonado on the 23rd of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Nacional – Formation
Nacional
75'
53'
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Nacional started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero decided to play with the following team: Luis Mejía, Francisco Ginella, Emiliano Velázquez, Diego Polenta, Fredy Joel Martínez Mancilla, Rodrigo Chagas, Alexis Castro, Diego Zabala, Mauricio Pereyra, Jeremía Alexandre Recoba Perrone and Osinachi Ebere.
The home team had on the bench: Rafael Haller, Franco Gastón Romero Ponte, Felipe Cairus Arabeity, Christian Oliva, Rubén Bentancourt, Mateo Antoni, Gastón González, Renzo Sánchez, Ignacio Nahuel Suárez Ferreira, Guillermo Lopez and Guillermo López Matturo.
Substitutions
Nacional made 4 changes: Diego Zabala for Gastón González (75′), Emiliano Velázquez for Franco Gastón Romero Ponte (75′), Alexis Castro for Felipe Cairus Arabeity (75′) and Osinachi Ebere for Rubén Bentancourt (82′).
Wanderers – Formation
Wanderers
Wanderers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alejandro Martín Capuccio Díaz played with: M. Silveira, S. Figueredo, M. Risso, E. García, Leonel Bontempo, José Alberti, Gonzalo Freitas, F. Cerro, N. Ferreira, M. Fonseca and Gonzalo Vega.
These were the players on the bench: I. García, B. Veglio, F. Milán, A. Albarracín, Emiliano Vidart, M. Suárez, T. Viudez, K. Rolón, Jhonny Da Silva and Santiago León Guzmán Cravi.
Substitutions
Wanderers made 3 changes: Gonzalo Vega for A. Albarracín (62′), F. Cerro for M. Suárez (65′) and N. Ferreira for T. Viudez (65′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Racing – Defensor Sporting – 1-2
- River Plate – Danubio – 1-0
- Nacional – Wanderers – 3-0
