Club Nacional and Sao Paulo play a tense match
Club Nacional and Sao Paulo faced each other in an exciting match of the CONMEBOL Libertadores at the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo. The match, corresponding to the round of 16, was marked by tension and yellow cards, with no goals scored.
From the start, Sao Paulo dominated possession (65% vs 35%), but Club Nacional was more incisive in attack, with 14 shots (2 on goal) compared to their opponent’s 2 (0 on goal). Despite their dominance in possession, Sao Paulo was forced to commit more fouls (11) than Club Nacional (11), resulting in 4 yellow cards for the Brazilians, compared to 2 for the Uruguayans.
The match was fast-paced from the beginning. In the 13th minute, D. Polenta received a yellow card for a foul on a Sao Paulo player. In the following minutes, Luciano (25′) and Robert Arboleda (36′) were also booked for the Brazilian team. Luiz Gustavo (49′) and A. Franco (58′) received yellow cards for Sao Paulo before the end of the match. On the Club Nacional side, M. Pereyra received a yellow card in the 86th minute.
The score remained unchanged throughout the match, leaving the tie open for the second leg.
Substitutions sao paulo: at minute 46 Wellington Rato came in and Ferreirinha went out., at minute 77 Rodrigo Nestor came in and Luciano went out., at minute 85 Michel Araujo came in and Lucas Moura went out.
Substitutions club nacional: at minute 64 J. Recoba came in and A. Galeano went out., at minute 76 N. Rodriguez came in and D. Zabala went out., at minute 76 D. Herazo came in and R. Bentancourt went out., at minute 76 N. Lopez came in and A. Castro went out., at minute 82 M. Pereyra came in and L. Sanabria went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Club Nacional
Titulares:
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