MONTEVIDEO. Nacional bested Boston River. Nacional took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
C. Valdez received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Boston River lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Gran Parque Central stadium in Montevideo on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Esteban Ostojich with the assistance of Pablo Llarena and Sebastián Silvera. The 4th official was Alberto Javier Feres. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 5 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 71
- 76 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Ball possession
Nacional was in firm control of the ball 60% while Boston River was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match.
Nacional shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Boston River shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 5 yellow cards (D. Rodriguez, A. Mendez, D. Polenta, N. Marichal and G. Bergessio). On the other side, Boston River received 2 yellow cards (C. Valdez and G. Falcon).
Also, Boston River didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Valdez (Boston River) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Nacional will have 13 points like Peñarol to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Boston River will stay with 6 points like River Plate to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will play away with Wanderers on the 21st of October with a 21-7 head to head statistic in favor of Nacional (7 draws).
Boston River will host Cerrito on the 21st of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Cerrito (0 draws).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional
58'
67'
20'
The manager Martín Ricardo Ligüera López decided to play with the following team: S. Rochet, D. Polenta, C. Cándido, A. Méndez, N. Marichal, D. Rodríguez, M. Cantera, F. Carballo, G. Bergessio, B. Ocampo and A. Trezza.
The home team had on the bench: L. Fernández, S. Ramírez, A. D’Alessandro, F. Píriz, M. Laborda, M. Rodríguez, C. Almeida, J. Trasante, M. Monzeglio and T. Vecino.
Substitutions
Nacional made 4 changes: M. Cantera for L. Fernandez (59′), A. Trezza for S. Ramirez (59′), D. Rodriguez for A. D’Alessandro (67′) and B. Ocampo for F. Piriz (71′).
Boston River – Formation
Boston River
90'
On the other side, Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez played with: G. Falcón, C. Valdez, L. Lozano, G. Álvarez, G. Rodríguez, N. Freitas, A. Rodríguez, D. Romero, F. Rodríguez, N. González and F. Labandeira.
These were the players on the bench: J. Alberti, P. Álvarez, A. Dávila, G. Bueno, B. Barja, S. Silva, M. Mancebo, D. Silva, L. Méndez and A. Machado.
Substitutions
Boston River made 5 changes: N. Freitas for P. Alvarez (71′), D. Romero Lanz for J. Alberti (71′), N. Gonzalez for A. Davila (79′), F. Labandeira for G. Bueno (79′) and F. Rodriguez for B. Barja (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Nacional – Boston River – 3-2
- Liverpool – Plaza Colonia – 0-1
- Torque – Rentistas – 1-2
- River Plate – Sud América – 5-1
