Full time • Uruguay · Primera Division - Apertura

Cerro vs Defensor Sporting: Match Preview

Cerro

1-0

HT 0-0

Defensor Sporting

Date

5 April 2026

Kickoff

21:30

Venue

Estadio Luis Troccoli

Round

Apertura - 10

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 21:30–23:30 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

draw or Defensor Sporting and -3.5 goals

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Cerro face Defensor Sporting in Primera Division - Apertura in Uruguay. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 5 April 2026 at 21:30 at Estadio Luis Troccoli.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

Cerro have lost 3 in a row.

Head-to-head summary

Cerro wins

Draws

Defensor Sporting wins

Average goals

Both scored

50%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

Cerro

Rating 2.2/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

2.2/10

Defensor Sporting

Rating 3.3/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

3.3/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Cerro

5-3-2

25 Fabrizio Correa G

6 Francisco Bregante D

17 Gianni Rodríguez D

5 Alejo Macelli M

16 Juan Cruz Guasone D

22 Damián Suárez D

10 Brahian Alemán M

31 Jairo Amaro M

35 Pablo Nongoy M

9 Bruno Morales F

27 Cristian Barros M

Coach

Alejandro Apud

Substitutes

Tiago Rijo

Brian Quinteros

Nahuel Soria

Rodrigo Mederos

Defensor Sporting

4-2-3-1

12 Kevin Dawson G

15 Axel Frugone D

14 Juan Sorondo D

3 Guillermo De Los Santos D

11 Lucas Agazzi D

5 Germán Barrios M

30 Erico Cuello Gutiérrez M

9 Alexander Machado F

8 Nicolás Wunsch M

77 Facundo Castro M

26 Brian Montenegro F

Coach

Roman Cuello

Substitutes

Brian Lozano

Alan Torterolo

Valentín Rodríguez

Lautaro Navarro

Mateo Caballero

Lucas Machado

Daniel Martinez

Geanfranco Rodríguez

Santino Bruschi Díaz

Juan Pablo Goicochea

Cerro

Formation 5-3-2

Starting XI

25Fabrizio CorreaG
22Damián SuárezD
16Juan Cruz GuasoneD
5Alejo MacelliM
17Gianni RodríguezD
6Francisco BreganteD
35Pablo NongoyM
31Jairo AmaroM
10Brahian AlemánM
27Cristian BarrosM
9Bruno MoralesF

Substitutes

33Tiago RijoF
13Brian QuinterosM
14Nahuel SoriaF
32Rodrigo MederosM

Coach

Alejandro Apud

Defensor Sporting

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12Kevin DawsonG
11Lucas AgazziD
3Guillermo De Los SantosD
14Juan SorondoD
15Axel FrugoneD
30Erico Cuello GutiérrezM
5Germán BarriosM
77Facundo CastroM
8Nicolás WunschM
9Alexander MachadoF
26Brian MontenegroF

Substitutes

7Brian LozanoM
22Alan TorteroloM
17Valentín RodríguezD
28Lautaro NavarroF
20Mateo CaballeroD
1Lucas MachadoG
2Daniel MartinezD
4Geanfranco RodríguezM
33Santino Bruschi DíazM
97Juan Pablo GoicocheaF

Coach

Roman Cuello

CerroDefensor Sporting

🟨 Yellow card
B. Aleman
28'
🟨 Yellow card
B. Aleman
🟨 Yellow card
E. Cuello
40'
🟨 Yellow card
E. Cuello
HT 0-0
🟨 Yellow card
M. Arguello
48'
🟨 Yellow card
M. Arguello
🟨 Yellow card
A. Macelli
59'
🟨 Yellow card
A. Macelli
🟨 Yellow card
A. Frugone
65'
🟨 Yellow card
A. Frugone
↔ Sub
P. Nongoy · T. Rijo
67'
↔ Sub
P. Nongoy · T. Rijo
↔ Sub
N. Wunsch · B. Lozano
67'
↔ Sub
N. Wunsch · B. Lozano
↔ Sub
E. Cuello · A. Torterolo
67'
↔ Sub
E. Cuello · A. Torterolo
↔ Sub
A. Machado · V. Rodriguez
75'
↔ Sub
A. Machado · V. Rodriguez
↔ Sub
F. Castro · L. Navarro
75'
↔ Sub
F. Castro · L. Navarro
🟨 Yellow card
L. Navarro
77'
🟨 Yellow card
L. Navarro
⚽ Goal
B. Aleman
83'
⚽ Goal
B. Aleman
🟨 Yellow card
B. Morales
85'
🟨 Yellow card
B. Morales
🟨 Yellow card
J. Guasone
87'
🟨 Yellow card
J. Guasone
↔ Sub
B. Morales · N. Soria
88'
↔ Sub
B. Morales · N. Soria
↔ Sub
F. Sorondo · M. Caballero
90'
↔ Sub
F. Sorondo · M. Caballero
↔ Sub
B. Aleman · R. Mederos
90+2'
↔ Sub
B. Aleman · R. Mederos
FT 1-0

Cerro recent results

LWanderers v Cerro3-0 WCerro v Juventud1-0 LPenarol v Cerro3-1 LCerro v Progreso0-1 LRacing Montevideo v Cerro1-0 DCerro v Boston River1-1

Defensor Sporting recent results

DDefensor Sporting v Albion FC1-1 DDanubio v Defensor Sporting0-0 WDefensor Sporting v Club Nacional2-1 LDeportivo Maldonado v Defensor Sporting1-0 DDefensor Sporting v Central Espanol0-0 LAtletico Torque v Defensor Sporting1-0

Match preview guide

Cerro vs Defensor Sporting: form, H2H and match context

This Primera Division - Apertura match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Cerro and Defensor Sporting, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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Continue exploring

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Data coverage and prediction note

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