Nacional vs Metropolitanos FC, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores

Nacional

40': Diego Polenta

FT
1 - 0

Metropolitanos FC

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Nacional are hosting Metropolitanos FC at Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay, 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.
2': Diego Polenta (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Francisco Bareiro (Metropolitanos).
4': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Zabala with a cross.
4': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Andrés Ferro.
6': Attempt missed. Camilo Cándido (Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leandro Lozano.
7': Corner, Metropolitanos. Conceded by Diego Polenta.
8': Attempt missed. Steven Pabón (Metropolitanos) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Freddy Vargas with a cross following a corner.
11': Attempt blocked. Gastón Pereiro (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Ramírez.
13': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Néstor Cova.
13': Attempt blocked. Leandro Lozano (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Freddy Vargas.
14': Attempt missed. Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
16': Attempt blocked. Federico Martínez (Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
16': Foul by Gastón Pereiro (Nacional).
16': Giancarlo Schiavone (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Giancarlo Schiavone (Metropolitanos).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Corner, Metropolitanos. Conceded by Camilo Cándido.
21': Corner, Metropolitanos. Conceded by Gastón Pereiro.
23': Attempt blocked. Charlis Ortiz (Metropolitanos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Attempt saved. Federico Martínez (Nacional) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Ramírez.
25': Diego Zabala (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Freddy Vargas (Metropolitanos).
25': Freddy Vargas (Metropolitanos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Attempt missed. Diego Zabala (Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
28': Attempt saved. Gastón Pereiro (Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Camilo Cándido.
29': Foul by Federico Martínez (Nacional).
29': Néstor Cova (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt missed. Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
35': Carlos Cermeño (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional).
36': Attempt missed. Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Camilo Cándido.
37': Attempt saved. Federico Martínez (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Zabala.
38': Attempt missed. Francisco Bareiro (Metropolitanos) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Gómez with a cross.
39': Offside, Metropolitanos. Steven Pabón tries a through ball, but Freddy Vargas is caught offside.
40': Goal! Nacional 1, Metropolitanos 0. Diego Polenta (Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ignacio Ramírez following a fast break.
42': Corner, Metropolitanos. Conceded by Diego Rodríguez.
43': Attempt missed. Steven Pabón (Metropolitanos) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Cermeño with a cross following a corner.
44': Federico Martínez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Néstor Cova (Metropolitanos).
45'+2': First Half ends, Nacional 1, Metropolitanos 0.
45': Second Half begins Nacional 1, Metropolitanos 0.
48': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Steven Pabón.
49': Attempt blocked. Federico Martínez (Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
54': Attempt blocked. Federico Martínez (Nacional) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Zabala.
56': Darwin Gómez (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional).
56': Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Foul by Steven Pabón (Metropolitanos).
57': Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Federico Martínez (Nacional) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Camilo Cándido following a set piece situation.
59': Foul by Ignacio Ramírez (Nacional).
59': Freddy Vargas (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Substitution, Metropolitanos. Giovanny Sequera replaces Carlos Cermeño.
60': Substitution, Metropolitanos. Juan Mancin replaces Freddy Vargas.
61': Foul by Diego Rodríguez (Nacional).
61': Giovanny Sequera (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Nacional. Bruno Damiani replaces Ignacio Ramírez.
64': Federico Martínez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Christian Larotonda (Metropolitanos).
65': Foul by Diego Rodríguez (Nacional).
65': Giovanny Sequera (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Nacional. Franco Fagúndez replaces Gastón Pereiro.
66': Substitution, Nacional. Alfonso Trezza replaces Federico Martínez.
66': Foul by Charlis Ortiz (Metropolitanos).
66': Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Attempt missed. Bruno Damiani (Nacional) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Zabala with a cross following a set piece situation.
69': Attempt missed. Giovanny Sequera (Metropolitanos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Gómez.
72': Hand ball by Christian Larotonda (Metropolitanos).
74': Substitution, Metropolitanos. Jayson Martínez replaces Darwin Gómez.
74': Substitution, Metropolitanos. Luis Annese replaces Francisco Bareiro.
75': Attempt saved. Bruno Damiani (Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Polenta.
76': Foul by Yonatan Rodríguez (Nacional).
76': Giovanny Sequera (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Hand ball by Charlis Ortiz (Metropolitanos).
79': Diego Polenta (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Luis Annese (Metropolitanos).
79': Luis Annese (Metropolitanos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Polenta (Nacional).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Foul by Leandro Lozano (Nacional).
81': Juan Mancin (Metropolitanos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt saved. Alfonso Trezza (Nacional) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Damiani.
83': Bruno Damiani (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Steven Pabón (Metropolitanos).
85': Substitution, Nacional. Christian Almeida replaces Camilo Cándido because of an injury.
86': Substitution, Nacional. Marcos Montiel replaces Yonatan Rodríguez.
86': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Andrés Ferro.
87': Bruno Damiani (Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Juan Mancin (Metropolitanos).
87': Juan Mancin (Metropolitanos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Metropolitanos. Oscar Hinojosa replaces Charlis Ortiz.
88': Attempt saved. Franco Fagúndez (Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Zabala.
88': Foul by Luis Annese (Metropolitanos).
88': Marcos Montiel (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Oscar Hinojosa (Metropolitanos).
89': Franco Fagúndez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt missed. Bruno Damiani (Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Polenta following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Christian Larotonda.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Bruno Damiani (Nacional) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Zabala with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Nacional 1, Metropolitanos 0.
0': Match ends, Nacional 1, Metropolitanos 0.

Statistics

MET		NAC
13	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	0
53	Possession	47
5	SHOTS	22
0	ON GOAL	8
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
301	Accurate Passes	254
389	Passes	339
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	5
20	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	75
26	Accurate Long Balls	45
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	9
19	Effective Clearances	23
19	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Gran Parque Central
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Attendance: 30,832

CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	River Plate	6	+6	12
2	Universitario	6	0	8
3	Independiente del Valle	6	-3	8
4	Barcelona SC	6	-3	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nacional (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Rochet (GK)
23	Diego Polenta
18	Fabián Noguera
6	Camilo Cándido
16	Leandro Lozano
22	Diego Zabala
15	Diego Rodríguez
5	Yonatan Rodríguez
11	Juan Ramírez
20	Gastón Pereiro
7	Federico Martínez

Nacional Substitutes:

Juan Gutiérrez, Alfonso Trezza, Thiago Helguera, Rodrigo Chagas, Santiago Cartagena, Bruno Damiani, Daniel Bocanegra, Marcos Montiel, Salvador Ichazo, Franco Fagúndez, Manuel Monzeglio, Christian Almeida.

Metropolitanos FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Giancarlo Schiavone (GK)
2	Steven Pabon
4	Andres Ferro
28	Néstor Cova
15	Jefre Vargas
5	Christian Larotonda
24	Carlos Cermeño
70	Freddy Vargas
11	Darwin Gómez
21	Charlis Ortiz
35	Francisco Bareiro

Metropolitanos FC Substitutes:

Ely Valderrey, Luis Annese, Jayson Martínez, Christian Camarillo, Juan Mancini, Walter Araújo, Leonardo Pérez, Irwin Antón, Giovanny Sequera, Tito Rojas, Leminger Bolívar, Oscar Hinojosa.

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