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Barcelona SC Edges Out El Nacional 1-0 in Tense Quito Match
Barcelona Sporting Club secured a narrow 1-0 victory over El Nacional in a thrilling encounter at Quito’s Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, in the second round of the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores. The match, officiated by Cristian Garay from Chile, was marked by intensity and tension, with a total of five yellow cards shown to both teams. El Nacional dominated possession (62%), managing 12 shots (none on target), while Barcelona SC, with 38% possession, proved more clinical. An own goal by C. Vélez in the 78th minute decided the game in favor of the yellow team. Despite El Nacional’s territorial dominance, their lack of attacking efficiency proved costly.
Substitutions el nacional: at minute 54 R. A. Cabezas Briones came in and F. Carabali went out., at minute 66 J. Cifuentes came in and J. Cevallos went out., at minute 66 J. Borja came in and J. Chala went out., at minute 77 C. Velez came in and A. Ledesma went out., at minute 77 D. Pazmino came in and M. Olmedo went out.
Substitutions barcelona sc: at minute 55 B. D. Castillo Segura came in and B. Oyola went out., at minute 70 J. Valiente came in and L. Souza de Almeida went out., at minute 87 C. Solano came in and O. Rivero went out., at minute 87 G. J. Cortez Casierra came in and J. Corozo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
El Nacional
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Barcelona SC
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