El Nacional vs Nacional Potosí, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, First Stage

· 2nd Leg - El Nacional advance 9-2 on aggregate

El Nacional

18': Andrés Micolta
45': Madison Julio
90'+1': Byron Palacios

FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - El Nacional advance 9-2 on aggregate

Nacional Potosí

55': Gustavo Cristaldo

About

El Nacional are hosting Nacional Potosí at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Diego Hoyos (Nacional Potosí).
1': Madison Julio (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Attempt missed. Jorge Ordóñez (El Nacional) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Madison Julio with a cross.
5': Martín Prost (Nacional Potosí) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Diego Hoyos.
6': Attempt saved. Eddy Mejía (El Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronie Carrillo.
7': Eddy Mejía (El Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Marcos Andía (Nacional Potosí).
7': Foul by Eddy Mejía (El Nacional).
7': Marcos Andía (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Delay in match because of an injury Madison Julio (El Nacional).
10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Attempt saved. Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
11': Attempt blocked. Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
11': Corner, El Nacional. Conceded by Maximiliano Ortíz.
13': Foul by Maximiliano Ortíz (Nacional Potosí).
13': Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, El Nacional. Conceded by Martín Galain.
16': David Cabezas (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí).
17': Attempt missed. Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Prost.
17': Corner, El Nacional. Conceded by Widen Saucedo.
18': Attempt blocked. Maicon Solís (El Nacional) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronie Carrillo.
18': Goal! El Nacional 1, Nacional Potosí 0. Andrés Micolta (El Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
23': Foul by Bryan Nazareno (El Nacional).
23': Saulo Guerra (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt saved. Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Andía with a headed pass.
27': Foul by Eddy Mejía (El Nacional).
27': Heber Leaños (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Diego Hoyos (Nacional Potosí).
28': Maicon Solís (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt missed. Maicon Solís (El Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Valverde.
31': Attempt missed. Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eddy Mejía.
32': Foul by Madison Julio (El Nacional).
32': Heber Leaños (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Attempt missed. Eddy Mejía (El Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Maicon Solís.
34': Bryan Nazareno (El Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Marcos Andía (Nacional Potosí).
35': Attempt missed. Jerry Parrales (El Nacional) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Valverde with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Bryan Nazareno (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Widen Saucedo (Nacional Potosí).
36': Widen Saucedo (Nacional Potosí) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt missed. Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jerry Parrales with a cross.
39': Foul by Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí).
39': Jhonnier Chalá (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí).
42': Jhonnier Chalá (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt missed. Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jerry Parrales with a cross.
44': Attempt saved. Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Madison Julio.
45': Goal! El Nacional 2, Nacional Potosí 0. Madison Julio (El Nacional) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Ordóñez.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Gustavo Cristaldo (Nacional Potosí) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tommy Tobar.
45'+3': Andrés Micolta (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí).
45'+5': First Half ends, El Nacional 2, Nacional Potosí 0.
45': Second Half begins El Nacional 2, Nacional Potosí 0.
45': Substitution, El Nacional. Manuel Balda replaces Eddy Mejía.
47': Attempt missed. Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Saulo Guerra with a cross.
49': Corner, El Nacional. Conceded by Martín Galain.
50': Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jefferson Valverde with a through ball.
52': Attempt blocked. Jorge Ordóñez (El Nacional) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Nazareno with a cross.
52': Offside, El Nacional. Jefferson Valverde tries a through ball, but Ronie Carrillo is caught offside.
53': Diego Hoyos (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Andrés Micolta (El Nacional).
54': Andrés Micolta (El Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Goal! El Nacional 2, Nacional Potosí 1. Gustavo Cristaldo (Nacional Potosí) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
56': Foul by Maximiliano Ortíz (Nacional Potosí).
56': Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt saved. Madison Julio (El Nacional) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronie Carrillo.
57': Attempt blocked. Manuel Balda (El Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Madison Julio.
57': Corner, El Nacional. Conceded by Martín Galain.
58': Attempt blocked. Maicon Solís (El Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Foul by Manuel Balda (El Nacional).
59': Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Manuel Balda (El Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Nacional Potosí. Conceded by Bryan Nazareno.
60': Attempt missed. Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Widen Saucedo with a cross following a corner.
60': Offside, Nacional Potosí. Tommy Tobar tries a through ball, but Saulo Guerra is caught offside.
61': Foul by Martín Prost (Nacional Potosí).
61': Jerry Parrales (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Martín Prost (Nacional Potosí) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Foul by Bryan Nazareno (El Nacional).
63': Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Substitution, El Nacional. Bryan Oña replaces Madison Julio.
66': Substitution, Nacional Potosí. Óscar Añez replaces Saulo Guerra.
68': Attempt saved. Maicon Solís (El Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Oña.
68': Attempt saved. Maicon Solís (El Nacional) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jerry Parrales with a cross.
70': Attempt blocked. Diego Hoyos (Nacional Potosí) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Tobar.
71': Corner, Nacional Potosí. Conceded by Bryan Nazareno.
73': Attempt blocked. Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Galain.
73': Corner, Nacional Potosí. Conceded by Jhonnier Chalá.
74': Foul by Maximiliano Ortíz (Nacional Potosí).
74': Ronie Carrillo (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Substitution, El Nacional. Byron Palacios replaces Jorge Ordóñez.
75': Substitution, El Nacional. Gustavo Asprilla replaces Ronie Carrillo.
75': Attempt blocked. Jerry Parrales (El Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Foul by Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí).
76': Jhonnier Chalá (El Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Attempt missed. Manuel Balda (El Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
79': Corner, El Nacional. Conceded by Óscar Añez.
80': Jhonnier Chalá (El Nacional) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Jefferson Valverde with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt blocked. Bryan Oña (El Nacional) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Parrales.
82': Attempt saved. Gustavo Asprilla (El Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
83': Substitution, Nacional Potosí. Layonel Figueroa replaces Gustavo Cristaldo.
83': Attempt blocked. Marcos Andía (Nacional Potosí) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Offside, Nacional Potosí. Saidt Mustafá tries a through ball, but Tommy Tobar is caught offside.
86': Saidt Mustafá (Nacional Potosí) is shown the yellow card.
87': Attempt saved. Bryan Oña (El Nacional) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Valverde.
87': Foul by Andrés Micolta (El Nacional).
87': Tommy Tobar (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Substitution, El Nacional. Adrián Angulo replaces Andrés Micolta.
90': Foul by Manuel Balda (El Nacional).
90': Marcos Andía (Nacional Potosí) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Bryan Oña (El Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Marcos Andía (Nacional Potosí).
90'+1': Goal! El Nacional 3, Nacional Potosí 1. Byron Palacios (El Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Asprilla.
90'+2': Offside, El Nacional. Bryan Oña tries a through ball, but Maicon Solís is caught offside.
90'+3': Second Half ends, El Nacional 3, Nacional Potosí 1.
0': Match ends, El Nacional 3, Nacional Potosí 1.

Statistics

POT		ELN
15	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	6
8	Saves	1
56.3	Possession	43.7
10	SHOTS	28
2	ON GOAL	11
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
280	Accurate Passes	197
369	Passes	276
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	9
13	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.5
62	Long Balls	68
33	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	7
10	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	12
21	Effective Clearances	16
21	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Location: Quito, Ecuador

Line-Ups

El Nacional (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	David Cabezas (GK)
33	Andrés Micolta
44	Jhonnier Chala
6	Bryan Nazareno
2	Jerry Parrales
30	Jefferson Valverde
8	Madison Julio
16	Eddy Mejía
17	Maicon Solís
19	Ronie Carrillo
43	Jorge Ordóñez

El Nacional Substitutes:

Adrián Angulo, Jeremy Del Castillo, Jipson Orobio, Leodan Chalá, Kevin Arroyo, Gustavo Asprilla, Manuel Balda, Orlín Quiñónez, Steven Gomez, Byron Palacios, Diego Armas, Bryan Oña.

Nacional Potosí (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Saidt Mustafá (GK)
18	Martín Galain
6	Maximiliano Ortiz
25	Heber Leaños
23	Wilden Saucedo
22	Diego Hoyos
15	Jorge Andía
19	Gustavo Cristaldo
17	Saulo Guerra
20	Martín Prost
9	Tommy Tobar

Nacional Potosí Substitutes:

Óscar Añez, Martín Chiatti, Luis Pavia, Daniel Mancilla, Mauricio Chajtur, Víctor Cuellar, Fernando Saldías, Layonel Figueroa, Luis Torrico, Gustavo Salvatierra.

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