English
Barcelona SC suffered a tough defeat against El Nacional in a vibrant match played at the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil, valid for the second round of the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores. The match, refereed by Esteban Ostojich from Uruguay, was marked by the early expulsion of Mario Pineida at the 10th minute, which unbalanced the “Torero” team. Despite this, Barcelona had chances, even missing a penalty at the 45th minute taken by O. Rivero. El Nacional, on the other hand, made the most of their numerical superiority and a penalty converted by A. Ledesma in the same minute tied the game. In the second half, O. Rivero scored for Barcelona at the 68th minute, but El Nacional’s greater possession (62%) and the higher number of fouls committed (16) didn’t directly translate into more goals. Ultimately, El Nacional prevailed 2-1, a result that reflects the criollos’ superiority in the second half.
Substitutions barcelona sc: at minute 14 X. Arreaga came in and C. Solano went out., at minute 76 B. Oyola came in and J. Valiente went out., at minute 81 J. R. Quinonez Ruiz came in and L. Souza de Almeida went out., at minute 81 B. D. Castillo Segura came in and J. Corozo went out.
Substitutions el nacional: at minute 46 E. Caicedo came in and C. Velez went out., at minute 57 J. Borja came in and M. Olmedo went out., at minute 57 R. A. Cabezas Briones came in and F. Carabali went out., at minute 72 B. Rivera came in and A. Bedoya went out., at minute 75 J. Cifuentes came in and J. Guisamano went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barcelona SC
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El Nacional
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