Defensor Sporting

Match report

Atlético Torre beat Defensor Sporting 3-1 at Estadio Luis Franzini in the fourth round of the Clausura phase. The visitors took control early and never looked back, moving further clear of the mid-table pack. Defensor, sitting 13th with 28 points, had expected more from a home fixture. L. Agazzi opened the scoring for the hosts in the third minute, a moment of sharp movement that caught the defence flat-footed. To be fair, Atlético Torre responded quickly, with G. Kagelmacher equalising just eight minutes later. The momentum shifted then, and S. Rodriguez converted a penalty in the 30th minute to put the visitors ahead. By then, Defensor were chasing the game rather than setting the tempo. E. Obregon added a fourth goal in the 59th minute, and Defensor's hopes were effectively dead. The hosts made five changes in quick succession, starting with E. Cuello and M. Rabunal on the hour mark. Atlético Torre also turned to their bench, bringing on S. Rodriguez and E. Obregon together in the 89th minute to see out the final stages. The statistics tell a familiar story. Defensor had 48 per cent possession and 140 attacks, but only two shots on target compared to seven for Atlético Torre. The visitors were second to everything in possession but got their substitutions spot on, turning a tight contest into a comfortable victory. Atlético Torre move to fourth place with 44 points, while Defensor remain rooted in 13th. The gap between them is now 16 points, and the table goes out of the window in these games when one side finds a way back into it. This result ends a run of inconsistency for the visitors after their heavy defeat to Peñarol last weekend.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 2 – 7

Shots off target 7 – 5

Attacks 140 – 139

⚽ 3' L. Agazzi — Goal ⚽ 11' G. Kagelmacher — Goal 🟨 25' M. Rabunal — Yellow card ⚽ 30' S. Rodriguez — Penalty ⇄ 46' E. Cuello — Substitution ⇄ 46' M. Rabunal — Substitution ⚽ 59' E. Obregon — Goal 🟨 64' E. Obregon — Yellow card ⇄ 71' T. A. Pozzo — Substitution ⇄ 71' A. Torterolo — Substitution ⇄ 72' L. Andrade — Substitution ⇄ 77' D. Guzman — Substitution ⇄ 81' B. Montenegro — Substitution 🟨 87' K. Silva — Yellow card ⇄ 89' S. Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 89' E. Obregon — Substitution ⇄ 89' K. Silva — Substitution

Match events

3' 1:0 Defensor Sporting Goal L. Agazzi
11' 1:1 Atletico Torque Goal G. Kagelmacher
25' 1:1 Defensor Sporting Yellow card M. Rabunal
30' 1:2 Atletico Torque Penalty S. Rodriguez
46' 1:2 Defensor Sporting Substitution E. Cuello off: N. Wunsch
46' 1:2 Defensor Sporting Substitution M. Rabunal off: L. de los Santos
59' 1:3 Atletico Torque Goal E. Obregon
64' 1:3 Atletico Torque Yellow card E. Obregon
71' 1:3 Defensor Sporting Substitution T. A. Pozzo off: A. Perdomo
71' 1:3 Defensor Sporting Substitution A. Torterolo off: F. Castro
72' 1:3 Atletico Torque Substitution L. Andrade off: R. Lecchini
77' 1:3 Atletico Torque Substitution D. Guzman off: F. Pizzichillo
81' 1:3 Defensor Sporting Substitution B. Montenegro off: J. Neris
87' 1:3 Atletico Torque Yellow card K. Silva
89' 1:3 Atletico Torque Substitution S. Rodriguez off: N. Da Silva
89' 1:3 Atletico Torque Substitution E. Obregon off: L. Dure
89' 1:3 Atletico Torque Substitution K. Silva off: J. Taran

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

2 Shots on target 7

7 Shots off target 5

140 Attacks 139

3 Corners 3

18 Free kicks 8

5 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 12

24 Throw-ins 33

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Lucas Machado	1
2	Edgar Elizalde	2
3	Guillermo Gabriel de los Santos Viana	3
11	L. Agazzi	11
15	Axel Frugone	15
5	Germán Ramón Barrios Núñez	5
22	Alan Torterolo	22
29	Tomás Agustín Pozzo	29
30	E. Cuellar	30
55	Martín Ernesto Rabuñal Rey	55
26	Brian Guillermo Montenegro Benítez	26

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Fabian Cristaldo	12
4	Heanfranco Rodriguez	4
20	Mateo Caballero	20
25	Diego Abella	25
8	Nicolás Andrés Wunsch Tomás	8
24	Lucas Paul de los Santos Ruiz Díaz	24
77	Facundo Castro	77
9	José Pablo Neris Figueredo	9
16	Alex Perdomo	16
99	Lautaro Navarro	99

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Atletico Torque

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Matías Gastón Rodríguez Olivera	13
3	Kevin Silva	3
17	Eduardo Gabriel Agüero Ruiz	17
24	Gary Christofer Kagelmacher Pérez	24
26	Facundo Silvera	26
8	Pablo Siles	8
19	Diogo Agustín Guzmán	19
20	Gonzalo Montes	20
7	Luca Andrade	7
9	Ederson Salomón Rodríguez Lima	9
10	Esteban Daniel Obregón	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Matias Aguero	12
14	S. Zampieri	14
15	Ezequiel Busquets	15
22	Brian Gutiérrez	22
27	José Tarán	27
5	Franco Nicolás Pizzichillo Fernández	5
23	Lucas Dure	23
30	Juan Quintana	30
11	Nahuel da Silva	11
18	Ramiro Lekkini	18

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Match prediction: Defensor Sporting — Atletico Torque

Win: Atletico Torque

Confidence 39%

Reasoning

Средняя линия 46 букмекеров: победа Атлетико Торке 2.32, победа Дефенсор Спортинг 2.94, ничья 3.09
Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 2.15 до 2.40 (12%)
Дефенсор Спортинг — 8. place, 21 points after 15 games (5 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses)
Атлетико Торке — 6. place, 23 points after 15 games (6 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses)
Дефенсор Спортинг, last 5 games: 1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
Атлетико Торке, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 8 games, Дефенсор Спортинг — 3, 2 draws, Атлетико Торке — 3

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