Montevideo City Torque 1-0 Defensor Sporting – Match Report, Lineups & Stats

Match summary

Montevideo City Torque beat Defensor Sporting 1-0 in CONMEBOL Sudamericana on Tue, 3 Mar 2026.

Goals — Montevideo City Torque: Romero 47'.

Montevideo City Torque had 43% of the possession and 10 shots (4 on target) against 9 (3) for Defensor Sporting; corners 7-3, yellow cards 3-4.

In their last 13 meetings Montevideo City Torque won 5, Defensor Sporting won 4 and 4 ended level.

Venue: Estadio Centenario. Referee: Carlos Paul Benitez Achar.

Match timeline

30'AgazziYellow card
39'⇄In CaballeroOut BarriosSubstitution
47'RomeroAssist: MontesGoal1-0
52'SilveraYellow card
58'De Los SantosYellow card
69'⇄In LozanoOut De Los SantosSubstitution
69'⇄In TorteroloOut MedinaSubstitution
70'⇄In QuintanaOut LecchiniSubstitution
71'GoicocheaYellow card
72'MontesYellow card
78'⇄In SilvaOut MontesSubstitution
82'⇄In RodríguezOut de los SantosSubstitution
82'⇄In NavarroOut GoicocheaSubstitution
89'⇄In CáceresOut PizzichilloSubstitution
89'⇄In KociubinskiOut SilesSubstitution
90'ObregónYellow card
90'⇄In DuréOut ObregónSubstitution
90'TorgnascioliYellow card
90'TorteroloYellow card

Match highlights

Top performers

ObregónMontevideo City Torque · Attacker

Expected Goals0.06
Shots On Target1
Minutes89

MontenegroDefensor Sporting · Attacker

Expected Goals0.03
Shots On Target0
Minutes90

MontesMontevideo City Torque · Midfielder

Expected Goals0
Shots On Target0
Minutes77

BiscayzacúDefensor Sporting · Midfielder

Expected Goals0.01
Shots On Target1
Minutes90

KagelmacherMontevideo City Torque · Defender

Interceptions0
Tackles0
Minutes90

de los SantosDefensor Sporting · Defender

Interceptions1
Tackles0
Minutes81

Lineups

Defensor Sporting 4-2-3-1Montevideo City Torque 4-3-3

Montevideo City Torque

Coach: Marcelo Méndez

Substitutes

3Kevin SilvaDefender6.6
30Juan QuintanaDefender6.7
32Sebastián CáceresMidfielder
23Lucas DuréMidfielder
14Bautista KociubinskiMidfielder
13Gastón RodríguezGoalkeeper
27Jose TaránDefender
15Ezequiel BusquetsDefender
19Diogo GuzmanAttacker
29Facundo MartínezAttacker
31Andrés MuñozAttacker
11Nahuel Da SilvaAttacker

Defensor Sporting

Coach: Román Cuello

Substitutes

20Mateo CaballeroDefender6.4
17Valentín RodríguezDefender6.7
22Alan TorteroloAttacker6.4
7Brian LozanoAttacker6.9
28Lautaro NavarroAttacker6.5
1Lucas MachadoGoalkeeper
23Bruno SimoneGoalkeeper
4Geanfranco RodríguezDefender
14Francisco SorondoDefender
27Juan Manuel JorgeMidfielder
8Nicolás WunschMidfielder
9Alexander MachadoAttacker

Statistics

Montevideo City TorqueDefensor Sporting

Key statistics

43%Possession57%

0.4Expected Goals0.31

10Total Shots9

4Shots On Target3

0Big Chances Created0

7Corners3

13Fouls14

3Yellow Cards4

0Red Cards0

2Offsides0

3Goalkeeper Saves3

200Passes Completed285

All statistics

22Attacks15

3Shots Off Target6

3Shots Blocked0

0Hit Woodwork0

0.88Expected Goals On Target0.29

14Free Kicks13

3Shots Inside The Box4

286Total Passes386

7Shots Outside The Box5

0.44Expected Assists0.29

3/18 (17%)Crosses Completed4/19 (21%)

89Passes Own Half182

215Passes Opposition Half223

28/74 (38%)Long Passes Completed20/56 (36%)

23Throw-Ins25

8Key Passes6

72Passes Into Final Third44

31Backward Passes67

9Goal Kicks5

13Interceptions10

0.31Expected Goals Conceded0.4

7/17 (41%)Tackles Won7/19 (37%)

36Clearances36

62Duels Won62

22/43 (51%)Aerial Duels Won21/43 (49%)

40/81 (49%)Ground Duels Won41/81 (51%)

14Was Fouled13

9/21 (43%)Successful Dribbles10/16 (62%)

12Was Dribbled Past6

6Final Third Possession Won1

161Possession Lost164

Previous meetings

5 Montevideo City Torque4 draws4 Defensor Sporting

Match information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Kick-off: Tue, 3 Mar 2026
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 60,235
Referee: Carlos Paul Benitez Achar

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