Nacional beat Wanderers 1-0 in the match held this Monday at the Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera stadium. The visit scored the only goal of the game at 44 minutes into the second half, through Diego Polenta. After receiving an assist from Franco Fagundez, the defender finished off the goal and beat the rival goalkeeper to score his goal.
A shot by Gastón Pereiro ended up on the post 42 minutes into the first half and Nacional lost its chance to take the lead.
Diego Polenta had a great performance. The Nacional defender was important by converting 1 goal.
Lucas Morales also stood out. The Nacional defender was important for rejecting 4 dangerous balls.
The game got dirty with fouls and the players put in more strong leg. There were a large number of cautions: Sergio Blanco, Gonzalo Camargo, Camilo Cándido, Sergio Rochet, Francisco Cerro and Agustín Santurio.
Wanderers manager Sergio Blanco presented a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Mauro Silveira in goal; Juan Manuel Acosta, Emiliano Martin Garcia, Mario Risso and Gonzalo Camargo on the defensive line; Nicolás Fonseca, Francisco Cerro, Leonardo Pais, Diego Hernández and Kevin Rolón in the middle; and Facundo Milan in attack.
For their part, Álvaro Gutiérrez’s team came out with a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Sergio Rochet under the three sticks; Lucas Morales, Fabián Noguera, Diego Polenta and Camilo Cándido in defense; Marcos Montiel, Diego Rodríguez, Federico Martínez, Gastón Pereiro and Diego Zabala in midfield; and Juan Ignacio Ramírez up front.
Christian Ferreyra was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.
On the next day Wanderers will face Danubio as a visitor, while Nacional will play as a visitor against La Luz.
In this way, the local is in fifth place in the championship with 19 points, while the visit, with 22, is in second place.
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