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Penarol will face Montevideo City Torque this Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the Campeón del Siglo stadium, where it will make its premiere for the Apertura tournament 2026.
The Aurinegros will not be able to count on Washington Aguerre in Leandro Umpiérrez by different sanctions, as well as with Nahuel Herrera for a tear. Lucas Ferreirawho finished the Super Cup classic with an overload, would be a starter in a team that would have the debut of the Colombian Luis Miguel Angulo as a novelty.
Peñarol is emerging with Sebastián Britos; Kevin Rodriguez, Emanuel Gularte, Lucas Ferreira and Franco Escobar; Jesus Trindde and Eric Remedi; Luis Angulo, Leonardo Fernandez and Gathón Togni; and Mattias Arezo.
On the bench there will be players such as goalkeeper Leandro Díaz, Andrés Madruga, Matías González, Diego Laxalt, Eduardo Darias, Stiven Muhlethaler, Franco González and Facundo Batista, among others.
On the other side is the team Marcelo Mendezwho – in principle – will not have Gonzalo Montes under his command due to a nuisance. The citizens were reinforced with goalkeeper Gastón Rodríguez, defender Franco Romero, full-back Valentino Wurth, midfielder Sebastián Cáceres, winger Juan Quintana and attacker Salomón Rodríguez.
They would play for City Torque: Franco Torgnascioli; Ezequiel Busquets, Franco Romero, Gary Kagelmacher and Facundo Silvera; Franco Pizzichillo, Sebastián Cáceres and Bautista Kociubinski; Juan Quintana, Salomón Rodríguez and Esteban Obregón.
Javier Burgos He will be the main referee, accompanied by assistants Mathías Muniz and Marcos Rosamen, and the fourth judge Pablo Silveira. Jonathan Fuentes y Diego Riveiro They will be in the VAR.
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