Uruguayan Intermediate Tournament: Liverpool, Boston River, and Defensor Sporting in the Spotlight

2023-07-06 12:56:55

Montevideo, Jul 6 (EFE).- Liverpool’s visit to the Cerro field and the duel between Boston River and Defensor Sporting will mark the fifth day of the Uruguayan Intermediate Tournament this weekend in which points of gold.

Leader of Group A with nine accumulated units, the Sastre will receive on Sunday those directed by Marcelo Méndez, who add up to eight whole points and know that if they fall they will let their last train pass towards the definition of the contest.

Alejandro Apud’s Boston River will face this match with the peace of mind of having added three goals in the previous game and of having one of the most effective forwards in their area after having scored seven goals in four games.

A day before, the Danube will receive a Peñarol that will try to stay on the path of victory and that surely does not have the attacker Matías Arezo.

At the Jardines del Hipódromo stadium, the local will jump onto the playing field knowing that a victory will place them as the momentary leader of Group A, while Aurinegro is obliged to win so as not to jeopardize first place in the accumulated Annual Table.

Also in that area, the La Luz-Montevideo Wanderers match will be played on Friday, while Montevideo City Torque will face River Plate on Monday.

For Group B, Liverpool will seek their fifth win in a row on Saturday to practically seal their ticket to the Intermediate final.

That day the Cerro Largo-Fénix match will also be played, in which Ignacio Ordóñez will make his debut as coach of the local team.

Finally on Sunday, Nacional, which has just beaten Plaza Colonia 4-1 and climbed to second place, will visit Racing at the historic Centenario stadium, while Plaza Colonia will host Deportivo Maldonado.

In the first of the two games, the Tricolor will look for another three points while waiting for a fall from Peñarol to reach the top of the Annual.

– Meetings of the fifth day of the Intermediate Tournament:

. Group A:

7.07: La Luz-Montevideo Wanderers.

8.07: Danubio-Peñarol.

9.07: Boston River-Defensor Sporting.

10.07: Montevideo City Torque-River Plate.

. Group B:

8.07: Cerro-Liverpool, Cerro Largo-Fénix.

9.07: Racing-National, Plaza Colonia-Deportivo Maldonado.