El País Editorial
Nacional was the protagonist on the third date of the Libertadores Cup upon receiving this Wednesday Deportivo Táchira. The match, played in Great Central Parkended with a 2-1 tricolor victory.
In this way, although it suffered more than expected, the team led by Alvaro Recoba obtained its second victory in Group H and reached six points at the end of the third round.
I followed Ovation minute by minute
90+4 End of the game!
The referee whistled the end of the match in Montevideo. It was a tricolor victory with goals from Alexis Castro and Jeremía Recoba. The Uruguayan Haibrany Ruiz Díaz was discounted for the Venezuelan team.
89′ Incredible what Bentancourt missed!
Rubén Bentancourt, substitute for Gonzalo Carneiro, was enabled by Castro and missed an unusual goal. He was first in front of Jesús Camargo, who saved his shot and on the rebound, with his back to the goal, he looked for a shot that was also stopped by the Venezuelan goalkeeper.
A center behind Leandro Lozano complicated Nacional. Despite the side’s clearance, Yanniel Hernández found the rebound and looked for the goal, but the ball crashed into the chest of Felipe Cairus.
71′ Good overflow from Castillo
The newly admitted Jean Castillo overflowed from the left and beat Thiago Helguera, who made sense. He finished well with his left foot, but blocked Mejía, who was well positioned.
68′ Franco Romero appeared
Photo: Estefanía Leal.
Another high delivery from Pereyra led to an appearance by the tricolor defender, who headed wide a few meters from the rival goal.
67′ Polenta was close!
Pereyra’s stopped ball went up and was served to Polenta, who could not connect. Neither did Carneiro, who was in the penalty area.
52′ New tricolor attempt
Photo: Estefanía Leal.
A closed center with a still ball from Castro crossed the entire Venezuelan area. Miraculously, Carneiro and Diego Polenta couldn’t connect.
Paraguayan Galeano shook the goal with a shot from outside the area. He passed inches from the post. It was a great goal.
46′ The second half has started!
The complement is already being played in La Blanqueada.
45+2′ End of the first half!
The referee asked for the ball, put the whistle in his mouth and ended the first stage with a partial victory for the tricolors, who won 2-1 with goals from Alexis Castro and Jeremía Recoba. The Uruguayan defender Haibrany Ruiz Díaz discounted.
43′ Galeano made an uncomfortable header
At a time when Nacional looks disorganized and with few ideas, with Táchira organized in the background, Báez dared to cross the middle of the field, left his marker behind and threw a cross for Galeano, who headed in awkwardly. He couldn’t firmly connect the Paraguayan.
30′ Goal from Deportivo Táchira!
Photo: Estefanía Leal.
The corner kick started from the left towards the penalty spot and found only the Uruguayan defender Haibrany Ruiz Díaz, who overcame the resistance of Luis Mejía for the discount. The ball exceeded Carneiro’s height in the attempt to clear.
27′ Carneiro had the third!
Photo: Estefanía Leal.
Leandro Lozano went over the top, Pereyra saw it and the full-back put a perfect cross for Carneiro, who unmarked himself and headed alone into the area. He narrowly missed the mark.
Great collective play by Nacional. Gonzalo Carneiro pivoted with a touch, Pereyra played filtered for Galeano, who looked for the cross shot, but Jesús Camargo covered well. However, on the rebound he captured Jeremía Recoba with a right hand to make it 2-0.
Pereyra took a short corner kick, which Antonio Galeano anticipated and headed for the far post. That’s where the Argentine Alexis Castro appeared to push it with his left foot, and ended up hitting the post with his shoe. She scores again after the weekend double.
9′ Good tricolor arrival
A pass from Mauricio Pereyra fell short, but the rebound favored Gonzalo Carneiro, who set up Antonio Galeano, who was cut off just in time. The assistant invalidated the action by charging offside.
5′ First Venezuelan attempt
Photo: Estefanía Leal.
Jeremía Recoba lost it and midfielder Yanniel Hernández, going on the attack, did not hesitate: he looked for the goal and the shot went too wide.
19:00 – The game has started!
The match between the tricolors and the aurinegros is already being played in the Gran Parque Central for the third date of Group H of the Libertadores.
National vs. Deportivo Tachira.
Stadium: Great Central Park
Spectators: 27,000
Televisa: ESPN7/Star+
Referee: Ramon Abatti
A1: Nailton Sousa
A2: Luanderson Lima
Fourth referee: Rodrigo Pereira
VAR: Daniel Nobre and Charly Straud.
National: Luis Mejia; Leandro Lozano, Franco Romero, Diego Polenta, Gabriel Báez; Thiago Helguera (72′ F. Cairus), Alexis Castro; Antonio Galeano (91′ G. González), Mauricio Pereyra (72′ D. Zabala), Jeremía Recoba (75′ C. Ebere); Gonzalo Carneiro (75′ R. Bentancourt).
Deportivo Táchira: Jesús Camargo; Jefre Vargas, Carlos Vivas, Haibrany Ruiz Díaz, Andrés Murillo, Enrique Tamiche (76′ C. Sosa); Maurice Cova, Carlos Robles (68′ C. Calzadilla), Yanniel Hernández; Yeferson Chacón (68′ J. Castillo), Jesús Hernández (82′ B. Castillo).
Goals: 13′ A. Castro; 21′ J. Recoba (N); 30′ H. Ruiz Díaz.
Yellow: C. Vivas (D); A. Castro (N); C. Robles (D); J. Recoba (N).
The Brazilian Ramon Abatti directs the crossing, with the assistance of Nailton Sousa and Luanderson Lima. The VAR will be in charge of Daniel Nobre and Charly Straud.
18:10 The return of an “aurinegro” to La Blanqueada
Popularly known as the aurinegro, like Peñarol – Nacional’s greatest rival -, Táchira is present with the display of its captain, midfielder Maurice Cova, in the front row. This is how the club presented itself on its X account (formerly Twitter).
17:57 Confirmed teams
As Ovación had reported, Nacional makes two changes with respect to the last formation that played against Rampla. Táchira also had changes that were planned in advance, although in the end goalkeeper Alejandro Araque will not arrive, who will be on the substitute bench.
17:55 Táchira is in the stadium
In the next few minutes, the Deportivo Táchira footballers, who have already entered the locker room, will go out to warm up. Part of the delegation is located in one of the boxes at José María Delgado, as displayed on the club’s networks.
The tricolor team is already in the Great Central Park waiting for the start of the game. In the end, several of the protagonists greeted each other.
17:35 The tenant locker room
Nacional takes the field tonight with its traditional starting jersey (white) and the shorts and socks will be blue.
The absence of the youth stands out Lucas Sanabria, who was left out due to knee tendonitis and healthcare preferred to take care of him. At the same time, the defender will not be there either. Juan Izquierdowho has already returned to training after suffering a tear.
Coach Alvaro Recoba prepared a team very similar to the one that beat Rampla last weekend, with the difference that they will play Diego Polenta and Gonzalo Carneiro instead of Mateo Antoni and Federico Santander.
Táchira suffered a hard blow as a visitor against Deportivo La Guaira on Saturday and was surprisingly left out of the home run of the Apertura Tournament in Venezuela. He plays with a line of five defenders, the captain is Maurice Cova (31 years old), who will return to ownership, and the most notable is the agile Yerson Chacon (twenty).
