Nacional vs Alianza Lima, 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores, First Stage

· 1st Leg

Nacional

7': Gustavo Caballero

FT
1 - 1
1st Leg

Alianza Lima

90'+9': Herná Barcos (P)

About

Nacional are hosting Alianza Lima at Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción, Paraguay, 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': Foul by Paolo Guerrero (Alianza Lima).
2': Juan Fernando Alfaro (Nacional Asunción) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Corner, Nacional Asunción. Conceded by Miguel Trauco.
3': Attempt missed. Fabián Franco (Nacional Asunción) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
5': Corner, Alianza Lima. Conceded by Carlos Arrúa.
5': Attempt missed. Guillermo Enrique (Alianza Lima) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Ceppelini with a cross following a corner.
6': Foul by Juan Fernando Alfaro (Nacional Asunción).
6': Pablo Lavandeira (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Goal! Nacional Asunción 1, Alianza Lima 0. Gustavo Caballero (Nacional Asunción) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orlando Gaona with a cross following a fast break.
8': Foul by Gustavo Caballero (Nacional Asunción).
8': Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Offside, Alianza Lima. Paolo Guerrero is caught offside.
12': Claudio Núñez (Nacional Asunción) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Paolo Guerrero (Alianza Lima).
12': Paolo Guerrero (Alianza Lima) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Claudio Núñez (Nacional Asunción).
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15': Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Leandro Meza (Nacional Asunción).
18': Offside, Nacional Asunción. Diego Duarte is caught offside.
20': Corner, Nacional Asunción. Conceded by Renzo Garcés.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Orlando Gaona (Nacional Asunción).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Foul by Gustavo Caballero (Nacional Asunción).
25': Pablo Ceppelini (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Gustavo Caballero (Nacional Asunción) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Attempt missed. Pablo Ceppelini (Alianza Lima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
28': Foul by Orlando Gaona (Nacional Asunción).
28': Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Fabián Franco (Nacional Asunción).
33': Foul by Guillermo Enrique (Alianza Lima).
33': Gustavo Caballero (Nacional Asunción) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt blocked. Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Ceppelini.
36': Corner, Nacional Asunción. Conceded by Erick Noriega.
36': Attempt missed. Juan Monteagudo (Nacional Asunción) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Arrúa with a cross following a corner.
37': Attempt missed. Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paolo Guerrero.
39': Attempt missed. Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Ceppelini.
39': Hand ball by Paolo Guerrero (Alianza Lima).
41': Corner, Alianza Lima. Conceded by Orlando Gaona.
42': Attempt blocked. Carlos Zambrano (Alianza Lima) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Meza (Nacional Asunción).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Attempt saved. Carlos Arrúa (Nacional Asunción) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orlando Gaona.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Ceppelini with a through ball.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Ceppelini.
45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Duarte (Nacional Asunción).
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+5': First Half ends, Nacional Asunción 1, Alianza Lima 0.
45': Second Half begins Nacional Asunción 1, Alianza Lima 0.
45': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Alfredo Martinez replaces Diego Duarte.
45': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Francisco Morel replaces Carlos Arrúa.
50': VAR Decision: No Penalty Alianza Lima.
52': Attempt missed. Gustavo Caballero (Nacional Asunción) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Francisco Morel following a fast break.
53': Attempt saved. Paolo Guerrero (Alianza Lima) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Quevedo with a cross.
55': Foul by Alfredo Martinez (Nacional Asunción).
55': Renzo Garcés (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, Alianza Lima. Conceded by Fabián Franco.
57': Offside, Alianza Lima. Pablo Lavandeira is caught offside.
58': Attempt missed. Francisco Morel (Nacional Asunción) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Caballero.
59': Leandro Meza (Nacional Asunción) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Foul by Gastón Benítez (Nacional Asunción).
60': Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Carlos Zambrano (Alianza Lima) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Alfredo Martinez (Nacional Asunción).
64': Attempt saved. Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eryc Castillo.
64': Corner, Alianza Lima. Conceded by Santiago Rojas.
65': Attempt missed. Guillermo Enrique (Alianza Lima) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Ceppelini following a corner.
67': Attempt blocked. Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paolo Guerrero with a headed pass.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Quevedo (Alianza Lima).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Alianza Lima. Hernán Barcos replaces Paolo Guerrero because of an injury.
70': Substitution, Alianza Lima. Alan Cantero replaces Kevin Quevedo.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Meza (Nacional Asunción).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Corner, Nacional Asunción. Conceded by Renzo Garcés.
74': Attempt blocked. Alfredo Martinez (Nacional Asunción) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Attempt blocked. Juan Monteagudo (Nacional Asunción) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Fernando Alfaro.
75': Fabián Franco (Nacional Asunción) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima).
75': Eryc Castillo (Alianza Lima) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Roberto Ramírez replaces Leandro Meza because of an injury.
76': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Alan Gómez replaces Orlando Gaona.
77': Hand ball by Pablo Ceppelini (Alianza Lima).
78': Hand ball by Miguel Trauco (Alianza Lima).
79': Substitution, Alianza Lima. Jean Pierre Archimbaud replaces Miguel Trauco.
79': Substitution, Alianza Lima. Jesús Castillo replaces Carlos Zambrano.
79': Substitution, Alianza Lima. Ricardo Lagos replaces Pablo Lavandeira.
80': Attempt saved. Fabián Franco (Nacional Asunción) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
83': Attempt missed. Alfredo Martinez (Nacional Asunción) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left following a fast break.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Jean Pierre Archimbaud (Alianza Lima).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Attempt saved. Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Pierre Archimbaud.
87': Alan Gómez (Nacional Asunción) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Alan Cantero (Alianza Lima).
88': Foul by Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima).
88': Juan Monteagudo (Nacional Asunción) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guillermo Enrique with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Alianza Lima. Conceded by Juan Monteagudo.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Gustavo Caballero (Nacional Asunción) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Ramírez following a fast break.
90'+4': Corner, Alianza Lima. Conceded by Claudio Núñez.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Ceppelini with a cross.
90'+4': Penalty conceded by Juan Monteagudo (Nacional Asunción) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
90'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty Alianza Lima.
90'+9': Goal! Nacional Asunción 1, Alianza Lima 1. Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
90'+10': Erick Noriega (Alianza Lima) is shown the yellow card.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Nacional Asunción 1, Alianza Lima 1.
0': Match ends, Nacional Asunción 1, Alianza Lima 1.

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Arsenio Erico
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Attendance: 1,405

Line-Ups

Nacional (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Santiago Rojas (GK)
23	Juan Cruz Monteagudo
14	Claudio Núñez
5	Gastón Benítez
21	Fabián Franco
8	Carlos Arrua
6	Juan Alfaro
13	Leandro Meza
7	Diego Duarte
11	Gustavo Caballero
33	Orlando Gaona Lugo

Nacional Substitutes:

Francisco Morel, Carlos Espinola, Celso Ortiz, Alfredo Martinez, Sebastián Vargas, Alexis Cañete, Lucas Rodríguez, Alan Gomez, Fabrizio Jara, Gerardo Ortiz, Roberto Ramírez.

Alianza Lima (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Guillermo Viscarra (GK)
6	Renzo Garcés
5	Carlos Zambrano
4	Erick Noriega
21	Miguel Trauco
22	Guillermo Enrique
10	Pablo Cepellini
20	Pablo Lavandeira
8	Erick Castillo
27	Kevin Quevedo
34	Paolo Guerrero

Alianza Lima Substitutes:

Herná Barcos, Jesús Castillo, Carlos Gómez, Alan Cantero, Jhamir D´Arrigo, Jean Pierre Archimbaud, Jhoao Velásquez, Ricardo Lagos, Fernando Gaibor, Gonzalo Aguirre, Matías Succar, Ángelo Campos.

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