MONTEVIDEO. Boston River bested River Plate to win 2-1. A goal from R. Viega was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Boston River to strike first with a goal of A. Rodriguez at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Viega gave the win to Boston River in the 90′ minute with a goal.

Boston River remained in 10 after R. Perez received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Parque Federico Omar Saroldi stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 9:30 am local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

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

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. River Plate was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Boston River that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

River Plate had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Boston River was able to find the solution to win this match.​

River Plate shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Boston River shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

River Plate received 5 yellow cards (H. Salaberry, R. Ramirez, M. Montiel, T. N. Borbas Silva and S. Ichazo). On the opposite side, Boston River received 4 yellow cards (G. Rodriguez, J. Alberti, S. I. Silva Azambuja and C. Valdez).

Also, Boston River didn’t finish the match with 11 players after R. Perez (Boston River) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, River Plate stays with 4 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. On the opposite side, Boston River has 4 points (8th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, River Plate will host Cerrito on the 28th of February with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Cerrito (5 draws).

Boston River will host Cerro Largo on the 25th of February with a 2-2 head to head stats.

River Plate – Formation

River Plate started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Gustavo Díaz Domínguez decided to play with the following team: Salvador Ichazo, Maxi Pereira, Robert Herrera, Horacio Salaberry, Roque Ramirez, Matias Ocampo, Gonzalo Nápoli, Marcos Montiel, Chori Castro, Thiago Borbas and Nicolás Sosa.

The home team had on the bench: Fabrizio Correa, Santiago Brunelli, Agustin Chopitea, Valentin Nicolas Adamo Reyes, Tiago Galletto, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Joaquin Lavega, Adrián Leites, Pablo López and Matias Alfonso.

Substitutions

River Plate made 5 changes: P. Lopez for (65′), G. Napoli for J. Urreta (65′), N. Sosa for M. Alfonso (65′), M. Montiel for T. Galletto (74′) and R. Ramirez for R. Chopitea (82′).

Boston River – Formation

Boston River started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez played with: Santiago Silva, Maximiliano Villa, Guzmán Rodríguez, Carlos Valdez, Marco Mancebo, Pedro Silva, Álan Rodríguez, Rodrigo Perez, José Alberti, Emiliano Rodriguez and Agustin Rodriguez.

These were the players on the bench: Martin Fernandez, Jorge Pedra, Facundo Rodríguez, Rodrigo Viega, Bruno Barja, Bruno Antunez, Santiago Corbo, Furtado Pablo, Álvaro López and Alexander Machado.

Substitutions

Boston River made 4 changes: A. Rodriguez for B. Barja (68′), E. Rodriguez for R. Viega (77′), M. Villa for A. Lopez (77′) and R. Perez for J. Pedra (89′).

Results of the day

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

• River Plate – Boston River – 1-2
• Albion – Peñarol – 1-1
• Defensor Sporting – Torque – 1-3