Peñarol vs Defensor Sporting

Primera División - Intermediate Round 23 Jul 2023, 18:00
Peñarol
Peñarol
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting
🏟 Estadio Campeón del Siglo (Montevideo) 👤 M. de Armas Round 7

Match report

Peñarol edged past Defensor Sporting 2-1 in the Primera División - Intermediate Round on 23 July 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Peñarol had 9 shots to Defensor Sporting's 6.

The match was played at Estadio Campeón del Siglo (Montevideo), with M. de Armas in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 9 - 6 On target 6 - 2 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 12 - 7 Yellow cards 3
First half vs second half
Peñarol stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–2 7–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 5–1
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 0–4 5–1
Match statistics
9 Shots Total 6
6 Shots On Goal 2
2 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 1
12 Fouls 7
5 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 4
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Peñarol · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Cardozo
13 M. Aguirregaray 3 H. Menosse 15 Y. Rak 27 L. Hernández
14 D. García 5 S. Cristóforo
10 K. Méndez 8 S. Rodríguez 24 B. Mansilla
23 A. Hernández
Defensor Sporting · 4-3-3
23 M. Dufour
15 J. Pintado 25 S. Boselli 2 M. Rocha 4 R. Cabrera
17 R. Perez 16 G. Freitas 8 F. Elizari
10 A. Duarte 11 A. Balboa 21 J. Valiente
Peñarol
Coach
D. Rodríguez
Substitutes
  • 6 Rodrigo Saravia
  • 17 Valentín Rodríguez
  • 19 Matías Arezo
  • 2 Léo Coelho
  • 28 Santiago Homenchenko
  • 32 Randall Rodriguez
  • 22 Juan Ramos
  • 20 Pedro Milans
  • 7 Carlos Sánchez
  • 11 Nicolás Rossi
Defensor Sporting
Coach
M. Méndez
Substitutes
  • 24 Lucas Paul De los Santos
  • 19 Matias Abaldo
  • 7 Nicolás Rodríguez
  • 20 Álvaro Navarro
  • 22 Leandro Barcia
  • 1 Nicolás Rossi
  • 14 Yefferson Quintana
  • 28 Lucas Ymbert
  • 18 Hernán Figueredo
  • 29 Lucas Agazzi
Substitutions
  • 27' ↑ R. Saravia ↓ S. Cristóforo Peñarol
  • 58' ↑ V. Rodríguez ↓ B. Mansilla Peñarol
  • 58' ↑ M. Arezo ↓ K. Méndez Peñarol
  • 81' ↑ M. Abaldo ↓ A. Duarte Defensor Sporting
  • 81' ↑ L. de los Santos ↓ R. Pérez Defensor Sporting
  • 90+1' ↑ Léo Coelho ↓ A. Hernández Peñarol
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Homenchenko ↓ L. Hernández Peñarol
  • 90' ↑ N. Rodríguez ↓ R. Cabrera Defensor Sporting
  • 90' ↑ Á. Navarro ↓ G. Freitas Defensor Sporting
  • 90+2' ↑ L. Barcia ↓ J. Pintado Defensor Sporting
Cards
  • 12' G. Freitas Defensor Sporting
  • 48' Y. Rak Peñarol
  • 90+3' S. Rodriguez Peñarol
Head-to-head
Peñarol 8 1 draws 4 Defensor Sporting
2025-11-02 Penarol vs Defensor Sp. 2 - 1
2025-06-07 Peñarol vs Defensor 3 - 0
2025-05-03 Defensor Sporting vs Peñarol 0 - 1
2024-11-17 Peñarol vs Defensor Sporting 2 - 0
2024-05-18 Defensor Sporting vs Peñarol 0 - 2
2023-10-07 Peñarol vs Defensor Sporting 2 - 1
Recent form
Peñarol D D D D D
Defensor Sporting D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Peñarol vs Defensor Sporting?
Peñarol won 2-1 against Defensor Sporting on 23 July 2023.
Who won Peñarol vs Defensor Sporting?
Peñarol won the match 2-1.
Where was Peñarol vs Defensor Sporting played?
The match was played at Estadio Campeón del Siglo (Montevideo).
Who had more possession in Peñarol vs Defensor Sporting?
Defensor Sporting had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.