MONTEVIDEO. Nacional beat Liverpool to win 2-1. L. Suarez was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Nacional to strike first with a goal of L. Suarez at the 51′. Then it was a penalty in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Suarez gave the win to Nacional in the 96′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Nacional capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
F. Pereira received a red card (82′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Liverpool lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Belvedere stadium in Montevideo on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Christian Ferreyra with the assistance of Nicolás Taran and Richard Fabián Trinidad Díaz Méndez. The 4th official was Gustavo Tejera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nacional was in firm control of the ball 59% while Liverpool was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nacional had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nacional won the match.
Liverpool shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nacional shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 5 yellow cards (L. Lemos, A. Cayetano, F. Pereira, F. Diaz and T. Vecino). Talking about the opposition, Nacional received 2 yellow cards (Leo Coelho and J. Rodriguez).
F. Pereira (Liverpool) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (82′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Liverpool will stay with 32 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Nacional will have 28 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
106'
57'
82'
68'
Liverpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jorge Rodrigo Bava decided to play with the following team: Sebastian Angel Britos, Federico Pereira, Lucas Lemos, Agustín Cayetano, Gastón Martirena, Fabricio Díaz, Santiago Romero, Alan Medina, Thiago Vecino, Gastón Rodríguez and Gastón Rodríguez.
The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Lentinelly, Ayrton Cougo, Axel Prado, Ignacio Rodríguez, Nicolas Rodriguez Petrini, Hernán Figueredo, Pablo Maciel, Gastón Pérez, Rodrigo Rivero and Nahuel Soria.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 6 changes: L. Lemos for R. Rivero (58′), G. Rodriguez for P. M. Gonzalez Maciel (74′), S. Romero for N. Rodriguez (84′), A. Medina for I. Rodriguez (91′), A. Cayetano for A. Cougo (106′) and T. Vecino for N. Soria (106′).
Nacional – Formation
Nacional
Nacional started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino played with: Sergio Rochet, José Luis Rodríguez, Mathías Laborda, Léo Coelho, Camilo Cándido, Yonathan Rodríguez, Felipe Carballo, Alfonso Trezza, Franco Fagúndez, Diego Zabala and Luis Suárez.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Martín Rodríguez, Christian Almeida, Leandro Lozano, Mario Risso, Alex Castro, Francisco Ginella, Diego Rodríguez, Emanuel Gigliotti, Juan Ignacio Ramírez and Renzo Sánchez.
Substitutions
Nacional made 6 changes: Y. Rodriguez for F. Ginella (78′), A. Trezza for A. Castro (78′), J. Rodriguez for L. Lozano (91′), F. Fagundez for E. Gigliotti (91′), F. Carballo for D. Rodriguez (106′) and L. Suarez for I. Ramirez (118′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primera Division.
