Nacional and Defensor Sporting draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting and Nacional draw 1-1. C. Spinelli scored the first goal (26') for Defensor Sporting. D. Polenta settled the score (67').

Nacional and Defensor Sporting draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTEVIDEO. Defensor Sporting and Nacional draw 1-1. C. Spinelli scored the first goal (26′) for Defensor Sporting. D. Polenta equalized (67′).

The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Tejera with the collaboration of Héctor Bergaló and Ernesto Hartwig. The 4th official was Eduardo Varela.

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 125 Attack 96
  • 119 Dangerous attack 52
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was identical 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. Nacional was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Defensor Sporting that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nacional was putting more pressure with 119 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Nacional to win the match​.

Nacional shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Defensor Sporting shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Nacional received 1 yellow card (Diego Polenta). On the opposite side, Defensor Sporting received 3 yellow cards (Kevin Dawson, José Álvarez and Guillermo De Los Santos).

Match Timeline

26'
Claudio Spinelli(goal)
Alexis Castro- sub ->Galeano
46'
Emiliano Velázquez- sub ->Diego Zabala
46'
Diego Polenta(goal)
67'
68'
Guillermo De Los Santos- Yellow
Nicolás Rodríguez- sub ->Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé
69'
Federico Santander- sub ->Rubén Bentancourt
69'
Diego Polenta- Yellow
74'
77'
Juan Manuel Jorge- sub ->Joaquín Valiente
77'
Brian Mansilla- sub ->Claudio Spinelli
83'
José Álvarez- Yellow
G. López- sub ->Leandro Lozano
84'
86'
Rodrigo Dudok- sub ->Felipe Cadenazzi
86'
Erico Cuello Gutiérrez- sub ->Agustin Soria
90'
Kevin Dawson- Yellow

Standings

After playing this match, Nacional has 8 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Defensor Sporting will has 2 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host Deportivo Maldonado on the 23rd of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Nacional (2 draws).

Nacional – Formation

Nacional
G
Luis Mejía 12.Panama
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
D
Gabriel Báez 11.Argentina
D
Leandro Lozano 14.Uruguay
84'
D
Diego Polenta 23.Uruguay
74' Goals67'
M
Galeano 7.Paraguay
46'
M
Christian Oliva 8.Uruguay
M
Diego Zabala 22.Uruguay
46'
M
Lucas Sanabria 26.Paraguay
F
Rubén Bentancourt 9.Uruguay
69'
F
Nico López 70.Uruguay
Substitutes
G
Ignacio Suárez 25.Uruguay
D
46'
D
Mateo Antoni 13.Uruguay
D
Nicolás Rodríguez 77.Uruguay
69'
M
Alexis Castro 16.Argentina
46'
M
Gastón González 19.Argentina
M
Rodrigo Chagas 33.Uruguay
F
G. López 27.Uruguay
84'
F
Federico Santander 29.Paraguay
69'
F
Diego Herazo 30.Colombia

The manager Martín Lasarte Arrospide decided to play with the following team: Luis Mejía, Leandro Lozano, Sebastián Coates, Diego Polenta, Gabriel Báez, Christian Oliva, Lucas Sanabria, Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé, Galeano, Diego Zabala, Nico López and Rubén Bentancourt.

The home team had on the bench: Emiliano Velázquez, Mateo Antoni, Alexis Castro, Gastón González, Ignacio Suárez, Guillermo Lopez, Federico Santander, Diego Herazo, Rodrigo Chagas and Nicolás Rodríguez.

Substitutions

Nacional made 5 changes: Diego Zabala for Emiliano Velázquez (46′), Galeano for Alexis Castro (46′), Rubén Bentancourt for Federico Santander (69′), Leandro Lozano for G. López (84′) and Lucas Agustín Sanabria Magolé for Nicolás Rodríguez (69′).

Defensor Sporting – Formation

Defensor Sporting
G
Kevin Dawson 12.Uruguay
90'
D
68'
D
Juan Viacava 15.Uruguay
D
José Álvarez 16.Uruguay
83'
D
Patricio Pacífico 20.Uruguay
M
Francisco Barrios 8.Uruguay
M
Lucas Agazzi 11.Uruguay
M
A. Soria 18.Uruguay
86'
M
Joaquín Valiente 21.Uruguay
77'
F
Claudio Spinelli 7.Argentina
77' Goals26'
F
Felipe Cadenazzi 17.Argentina
86'
Substitutes
G
Matías Dufour 1.Uruguay
D
Rodrigo Cabrera 4.Uruguay
M
Walter Montoya 5.Argentina
M
M. Amaro 6.Uruguay
M
Alfonso Barco 22.Peru
M
Brian Mansilla 24.Uruguay
77'
M
Juan Manuel Jorge 27.Uruguay
77'
M
86'
F
P. Viudez 19.Uruguay
F
Rodrigo Dudok 29.Uruguay
86'

Álvaro Damián Navarro Bica played with: Kevin Dawson, Patricio Pacifico, Guillermo De Los Santos, Juan Viacava, José Álvarez, Francisco Barrios, Agustin Soria, Lucas Agazzi, Joaquín Valiente, Felipe Cadenazzi, Claudio Spinelli.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matías Dufour, Rodrigo Cabrera, Walter Montoya, Mauricio Amaro, Pablo Viudez, Alfonso Barco, Brian Mansilla, Juan Manuel Jorge, Rodrigo Dudok and Erico Cuello Gutiérrez.

Substitutions

Defensor Sporting made 4 changes: Claudio Spinelli for Brian Mansilla (77′), Joaquín Valiente for Juan Manuel Jorge (77′), Felipe Cadenazzi for Rodrigo Dudok (86′) and Agustin Soria for Erico Cuello Gutiérrez (86′).

Results of the day

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