MONTEVIDEO. Peñarol snatched a late win Danubio 1-0 after R. Bentancourt scored a penalty (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Tejera assisted by Richard Fabián Trinidad Díaz Méndez and Matías Rodríguez. The 4th official was Pablo Giménez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Danubio was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Peñarol that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Peñarol was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peñarol won the encounter.
Danubio shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peñarol shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Danubio received 7 yellow cards (J. Fossati, L. Navarro, D. Vicente, E. Hernandez, L. Sosa, S. Fernandez and J. Evans). Talking about the opposition, Peñarol received 5 yellow cards (B. Olivera, J. Ramos, M. Musto, W. Gargano and E. Elizalde).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Danubio will stay with 9 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Peñarol will have 7 points like Liverpool, Boston River and Fénix to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Danubio will play away against Torque on the 14th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Danubio (0 draws).
Peñarol will host Deportivo Maldonado on the 12th of March with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Danubio – Formation
Danubio
64'
72'
Danubio started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi decided to play with the following team: Esteban Conde, Martín Rea, Gerónimo Bortagaray, Emanuel Hernández, Rafael Haller, Nicolás Rodríguez, Diego Vicente, Leandro Navarro, Leandro Sosa, Sebastián Fernández and Maicol Cabrera.
The home team had on the bench: Luca Giossa, Lucas Ferreira, Carlos Romaña, Ignacio González, Denis Olivera, Facundo Silvera, Cristian Cruz, Guillermo May, Jimmy Evans and Santiago Silva.
Substitutions
Danubio made 5 changes: S. Fernandez for J. Evans (63′), R. Haller for G. May (64′), D. Vicente for S. Silva (73′), M. Cabrera for I. Gonzalez (73′) and L. Navarro for F. Silvera (90′).
Peñarol – Formation
Peñarol
90'
Peñarol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
José Mauricio Larriera Dibarboure played with: Kevin Dawson, Matías Aguirregaray, Hernán Menosse, Ramón Arias, Juan Ramos, Walter Gargano, Damián Musto, Ignacio Laquintana, Bryan Olivera, Agustín Canobbio and Rubén Bentancourt.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Neto, Facundo Bonifazi, Agustin Da Silveira Munoa, Edgar Elizalde, Agustín Álvarez, Federico Carrizo, Rodrigo Saravia, Máximo Alonso, Agustín Álvarez Martínez and Lucas Viatri.
Substitutions
Peñarol made 4 changes: H. Menosse for E. Elizalde (34′), R. Arias for A. Da Silveira (61′), B. Olivera for F. Carrizo (61′) and A. Canobbio for A. Alvarez (67′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Danubio – Peñarol – 0-1
- River Plate – Cerro Largo – 1-1
