MONTEVIDEO. Nacional tops Boston River 1-0 after C. Candido scored just 1 goal (49′). Boston River lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Nacional remained with 10 players after F. Fagundez received a red card in the 21′. Still, Nacional still found a way to win this contest competing only with 10 players. On the other side, also M. Mancebo received a red card (21′). This red 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 Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio García who had the assistance of Richard Fabián Trinidad Díaz Méndez and Marcelo Alonso. The 4th official was Bruno Sacarelo. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 8 Total 5
- 4 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 104
- 76 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Ball possession
Boston River had a superior ball possession 57% while Nacional was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match.
Nacional shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Boston River shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Nacional received 4 yellow cards (L. Suarez, F. Carballo, D. Rodriguez and Leo Coelho). On the other side, Boston River received 3 yellow cards (R. Perez, M. Fernandez and S. Corbo).
(Nacional) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (21′).
Also, Boston River didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Mancebo (Boston River) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (21′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nacional will have 28 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Boston River will stay with 27 points like Deportivo Maldonado to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primera Division, Nacional will host Danubio on the 29th of October with a 23-16 head to head stats in favor of Nacional (2 draws).
Boston River will play away agasint Torque on the 22nd of October with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Torque (1 draw).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional
73'
76'
49'
21'
The manager Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino decided to play with the following team: Sergio Rochet, José Luis Rodríguez, Léo Coelho, Mathías Laborda, Leandro Lozano, Camilo Cándido, Diego Rodríguez, Felipe Carballo, Alfonso Trezza, Franco Fagúndez and Luis Suárez.
The home team had on the bench: Martín Rodríguez, Christian Almeida, Joaquín Trasante, Francisco Ginella, Alex Castro, Diego Zabala, Manuel Monzeglio, Santiago Ramírez, Juan Ignacio Ramírez and Emanuel Gigliotti.
Substitutions
Nacional made 4 changes: A. Trezza for D. Zabala (64′), C. Candido for S. Ramirez (76′), F. Carballo for F. Ginella (77′) and L. Suarez for E. Gigliotti (88′).
Boston River – Formation
Boston River
Ignacio Ithurralde Sáez played with: Santiago Silva, Marco Mancebo, Guzmán Rodríguez, Martín Fernández, José Alberti, Facundo Rodríguez, Cristian Olivera, Alexander Machado, Agustín Rodríguez, Leonard Costa and Rodrigo Perez.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mauro Goicoechea, Álex de Freitas, Carlos Valdez, Martin Fernandez, Rodrigo Viega, Emiliano Gómez, Álvaro López, Brian Cordara Damasco, Furtado Pablo and Santiago Corbo.
Substitutions
Boston River made 5 changes: F. Rodriguez for C. Valdez (29′), A. Machado for M. Fernandez (64′), R. Perez for E. Gomez (77′), A. Rodriguez for B. Cordara (77′) and C. Valdez for S. Corbo (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
- Rentistas – Torque – 3-0
- Nacional – Boston River – 1-0
- Albion – River Plate – 0-2
