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El Nacional defeated Libertad 3-1 in a thrilling match at the Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne in Loja, Ecuador. The game, part of the 7th round of the 2025 Liga Pro season, saw El Nacional dominate in efficiency despite Libertad holding a significant possession advantage (60%).
A. Ledesma put El Nacional ahead in the 28th minute, assisted by A. Cela. E. Mejía then scored twice in the second half (54th and 73rd minutes) to extend the lead. Libertad, despite having 17 shots (4 on target) managed only one goal, scored by N. Caicedo in the 85th minute, assisted by D. Avila.
The match was punctuated by yellow cards: three for Libertad (O. Quiñónez, C. Gruezo, and W. Ayovi), and two for El Nacional (A. Ledesma and D. Cabezas). El Nacional’s superior finishing (7 shots on target, 3 goals) proved decisive, despite Libertad’s greater possession and shot count.
Substitutions libertad: at minute 46 N. Caicedo came in and O. Quinonez went out., at minute 46 J. Monaga came in and A. Quinonez went out., at minute 73 D. Avila came in and E. Caicedo went out., at minute 76 Y. Quinonez came in and W. Bardales went out.
Substitutions el nacional: at minute 72 F. Mora came in and A. Cela went out., at minute 77 D. Pazmino came in and J. Cevallos went out., at minute 78 B. De Jesus came in and A. Ledesma went out., at minute 87 F. Martinez came in and E. Mejia went out., at minute 88 V. Branda came in and M. Olmedo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Libertad
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El Nacional
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