Primera Division: River Plate overcomes Torque 2-1

MONTEVIDEO. River Plate beat Torque to win 2-1.

MONTEVIDEO. River Plate prevailed over Torque to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was River Plate to strike first with a goal of N. Sosa at the 57′. Then it was a penalty in the 79′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Brunelli gave the win to River Plate in the 83′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Parque Federico Omar Saroldi stadium in Montevideo on Friday and it started at 3:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16 degrees Celsius or 60.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.​

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  River Plate

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  Torque

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  21 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. River Plate was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Torque that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

River Plate was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons River Plate won the match.

River Plate shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Torque shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

River Plate received 3 yellow cards (R. Chopitea, G. Diaz and M. Montiel). On the other side, Torque received 4 yellow cards (J. Pou, F. Catarozzi, N. Franco and S. Milano).

After playing this contest, River Plate will have 21 points like Wanderers to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Torque will stay with 13 points like Plaza Colonia to stay in the 13th place.

Match Events

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River Plate: Formation and Lineups

River Plate started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gustavo Díaz Domínguez chose to play with the following team: Salvador Ichazo, Ricardo Chopitea, Santiago Brunelli, Horacio Salaberry, Walter Clar, Marcos Montiel, Ramiro Cristobal, Matias Ocampo, Jonathan Urretaviscaya, Pablo López and Thiago Borbas.

Substitutes

River Plate made 5 changes: R. Cristobal for M. Alfonso (46′), P. Lopez for N. Sosa (56′), J. Urreta for J. C. De Los Santos (57′), M. Ocampo for J. Lavega (81′) and W. Clar for G. Viera (90′).

Torque: Formation and Lineups

Torque started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the other side, Lucas Andres Nardi played with: Gastón Guruceaga, Julian Pou, Renzo Orihuela, Eduardo Aguero, Franco Nicola, Franco Catarozzi, Santiago Nicolas Costa, Tiago Palacios, Kevin Altez.

Substitutes

Torque made 5 changes: L. Pino for N. Siri (46′), L. Acosta for B. Morales (62′), F. Catarozzi for S. Milano (72′), S. Costa for G. F. Chocobar (82′) and K. Altez for A. Fernandez (82′).