Nacional vs Argentinos Juniors, 2021 Copa Libertadores, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Facundo Píriz (Nacional).
- 1': Matías Romero (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Offside, Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Florentín tries a through ball, but Marcelo Cabrera is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Marco Di Cesare.
- 4': Attempt missed. Brian Ocampo (Nacional) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Camilo Cándido following a corner.
- 5': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Nicolás Marichal.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Florentín with a cross.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lucas Villalba (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Foul by Fausto Vera (Argentinos Juniors).
- 7': Leandro Fernández (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Gabriel Florentín (Argentinos Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Sandoval.
- 13': Offside, Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Florentín tries a through ball, but Jonathan Sandoval is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Facundo Píriz (Nacional).
- 15': Matías Romero (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Matías Romero (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
- 18': Attempt saved. Gabriel Florentín (Argentinos Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matías Romero.
- 20': Brian Ocampo (Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Jonathan Sandoval (Argentinos Juniors).
- 22': Attempt saved. Leandro Fernández (Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 24': Foul by Leandro Fernández (Nacional).
- 24': Matías Romero (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Leandro Fernández (Nacional) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Bergessio with a cross following a fast break.
- 28': Foul by Camilo Cándido (Nacional).
- 28': Marcelo Cabrera (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Sandoval (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Florentín with a cross.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Fausto Vera (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Cabrera (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Fausto Vera.
- 31': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Jonathan Sandoval.
- 33': Facundo Píriz (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Gabriel Florentín (Argentinos Juniors).
- 36': Attempt saved. Marcelo Cabrera (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Romero with a through ball.
- 37': Brian Ocampo (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Carlos Quintana (Argentinos Juniors).
- 38': Attempt missed. Brian Ocampo (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 40': Alfonso Trezza (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors).
- 40': Attempt missed. Leandro Fernández (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 44': Facundo Píriz (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Gabriel Florentín (Argentinos Juniors).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nacional 0, Argentinos Juniors 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nacional 0, Argentinos Juniors 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Emanuel Herrera (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Florentín.
- 48': Foul by Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional).
- 48': Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Marco Di Cesare (Argentinos Juniors).
- 49': Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Armando Méndez with a cross.
- 51': Attempt saved. Alfonso Trezza (Nacional) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Bergessio.
- 54': Armando Méndez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Gabriel Florentín (Argentinos Juniors).
- 55': Hand ball by Brian Ocampo (Nacional).
- 56': Hand ball by Armando Méndez (Nacional).
- 56': Attempt missed. Emanuel Herrera (Argentinos Juniors) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Villalba with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Marco Di Cesare (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Nicolás Marichal.
- 57': Attempt missed. Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Florentín with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Carlos Quintana (Argentinos Juniors).
- 60': Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Carlos Quintana (Argentinos Juniors) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Carabajal replaces Gabriel Florentín.
- 62': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Mateo Coronel replaces Emanuel Herrera.
- 62': Attempt saved. Gabriel Carabajal (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Romero.
- 63': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Ocampo.
- 63': Attempt missed. Brian Ocampo (Nacional) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Neves.
- 63': Gabriel Neves (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Elías Gómez replaces Carlos Quintana.
- 66': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 67': Foul by Marco Di Cesare (Argentinos Juniors).
- 67': Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Mateo Coronel (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Romero.
- 69': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Armando Méndez.
- 69': Substitution, Nacional. Andrés D'Alessandro replaces Alfonso Trezza.
- 70': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Armando Méndez.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jonathan Sandoval (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Carabajal.
- 71': Corner, Argentinos Juniors. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
- 72': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Marcelo Cabrera.
- 72': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Facundo Mater replaces Matías Romero.
- 73': Goal! Nacional 1, Argentinos Juniors 0. Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian Ocampo.
- 75': Substitution, Nacional. Angelo Gabrielli replaces Armando Méndez because of an injury.
- 78': Brian Ocampo (Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Facundo Mater (Argentinos Juniors).
- 80': Attempt saved. Fausto Vera (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 82': Foul by Angelo Gabrielli (Nacional).
- 82': Gabriel Carabajal (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Leandro Fernández (Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés D'Alessandro.
- 83': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Kevin Mac Allister.
- 84': Goal! Nacional 2, Argentinos Juniors 0. Brian Ocampo (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, Nacional. Ignacio Lores replaces Brian Ocampo.
- 85': Substitution, Nacional. Rafael García replaces Gabriel Neves.
- 85': Attempt missed. Gabriel Carabajal (Argentinos Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Coronel.
- 86': Offside, Nacional. Andrés D'Alessandro tries a through ball, but Angelo Gabrielli is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Gabriel Ávalos (Argentinos Juniors).
- 90': Nicolás Marichal (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional).
- 90': Lucas Villalba (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Gonzalo Bergessio (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Camilo Cándido (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors).
- 90'+1': Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Elías Gómez (Argentinos Juniors).
- 90'+2': Ignacio Lores (Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Camilo Cándido (Nacional).
- 90'+4': Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, Argentinos Juniors. Marco Di Cesare tries a through ball, but Gabriel Ávalos is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nacional 2, Argentinos Juniors 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nacional 2, Argentinos Juniors 0.
Statistics
ARGJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 499 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
| 612 | Passes | 317 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.7 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 19 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Gran Parque Central
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
CONMEBOL Libertadores Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético Junior | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Nacional (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Rochet (GK) |
| 21 | Guzmán Corujo |
| 6 | Nicolás Marichal |
| 38 | Camilo Cándido |
| 26 | Armando Méndez |
| 23 | Facundo Píriz |
| 8 | Gabriel Neves |
| 19 | Alfonso Trezza |
| 7 | Brian Ocampo |
| 9 | Gonzalo Bergessio |
| 18 | Leandro Miguel Fernandez |
Argentinos Juniors (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Lucas Cháves (GK) |
| 29 | Marco Di Cesare |
| 16 | Carlos Quintana |
| 4 | Kevin Mac Allister |
| 10 | Gabriel Florentín |
| 26 | Matías Romero |
| 5 | Fausto Vera |
| 22 | Lucas Villalba |
| 15 | Jonathan Sandoval |
| 28 | Emanuel Herrera |
| 7 | Marcelo Cabrera |
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