2-2 draw between Defensor Sporting and Penarol

The match played this Saturday at the Luis Franzini stadium and which opposed Defensor and Peñarol ended in a two-way tie between the two contenders.

The goals of the match for the locals were scored by Adrián Balboa (11′ 1T) and Álvaro Navarro (53′ 2T, from the penalty spot). While the away goals were scored by Matías Arezo (41′ 1T) and Jonathan Nicolás Rossi (28′ 2T, against).

In the 73rd minute of the second half, Peñarol had the opportunity to go over the scoreboard with a shot from Matías Arezo that hit the post.

Matías Arezo put in an excellent performance. The Peñarol striker shone scoring 1 goal and giving 4 kicks.

Another player who had a great game was Álvaro Navarro. The Defensor Sporting striker shone by scoring 1 goal.

The flow of the match was fought and with a lot of friction during the 90 minutes. There were several warned: Andrés Ferrari, Hernán Menosse, Fernando Elizari, Marcelo Méndez and Carlos Sánchez.

Defensor manager Marcelo Méndez presented a 4-3-3 tactical arrangement with Jonathan Nicolás Rossi in goal; Juan Pintado, Sebastian Boselli, Matías Rocha and Nicolás Rodríguez on the defensive line; Fernando Elizari, Gonzalo Freitas and Lucas De Los Santos in the middle; and Matías Abaldo, Andrés Ferrari and Adrián Balboa in attack.

Meanwhile, Alfredo Arias’ set came out with a 4-4-2 tactical layout with Thiago Cardozo under the three sticks; Matthias Aguirregaray, Hernan Menosse, Leo Coelho and Valentin Rodriguez in defense; Ignacio Laquintana, Sebastian Rodriguez, Sebastian Cristoforo and Kevin Mendez in midfield; and Abel Hernandez and Matías Arezo up front.

Andrés Matonte was in charge of overseeing the order of play during the game.

The following day, Defensor will face MC Torque as visitors, while Peñarol will play as visitors against Deportivo Maldonado.

In this way, the local is in sixth place in the championship with 5 points, while the visit, with 10, remains at the top of the table.

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