Nacional vs Argentinos 2024 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Group Stage

Nacional

77': Daniel Rivas
89': Rodrigo Arévalo

FT
2 - 3

Argentinos Juniors

29': Maxi Romero
41': Alan Lescano
45'+2': Maxi Romero

Introduction

Nacional are hosting Argentinos Juniors at Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Fernando Meza (Argentinos Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Juan Fernando Alfaro (Nacional Asunción) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Goal! Nacional Asunción 0, Argentinos Juniors 1. Maximiliano Romero (Argentinos Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
41': Goal! Nacional Asunción 0, Argentinos Juniors 2. Alan Lescano (Argentinos Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Oroz.
45'+2': Goal! Nacional Asunción 0, Argentinos Juniors 3. Maximiliano Romero (Argentinos Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luciano Gondou following a fast break.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nacional Asunción 0, Argentinos Juniors 3.
45': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Gustavo Caballero replaces Facundo Velazco.
45': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Blas Cáceres replaces Jordán Santacruz.
45': Second Half begins Nacional Asunción 0, Argentinos Juniors 3.
45': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Leandro Meza replaces Edgardo Orzusa.
45': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Alan Rodríguez replaces Nicolás Oroz.
45': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. José Herrera replaces Maximiliano Romero.
60': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Rodrigo Arévalo replaces Tiago Caballero because of an injury.
65': Substitution, Nacional Asunción. Juan Luis Alfaro replaces Brian Blasi.
67': Substitution, Argentinos Juniors. Damián Batallini replaces Luciano Gondou.
72': Leandro Meza (Nacional Asunción) is shown the yellow card.
77': Goal! Nacional Asunción 1, Argentinos Juniors 3. Daniel Rivas (Nacional Asunción) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Arévalo with a headed pass.
89': Goal! Nacional Asunción 2, Argentinos Juniors 3. Rodrigo Arévalo (Nacional Asunción) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orlando Gaona.

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Attendance: 899

CONMEBOL Sudamericana Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	Corinthians	6	13	1
+2	Racing (Montevideo)	6	11	1
-5	Argentinos Juniors	6	9	3
-9	Nacional	6	1	5

Full Table

Statistics

ARGJ		NAC
10	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
61.9	Possession	38.1
10	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
413	Accurate Passes	214
498	Passes	296
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
73	Long Balls	46
38	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	8
11	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	7
18	Effective Clearances	11
18	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Nacional (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Antony Silva (GK)
5	Sergio Ojeda
14	Claudio Núñez
24	Jordán Santacruz
25	Daniel Rivas
17	Brian Blasi
6	Juan Alfaro
7	Edgardo Orzuza
8	Facundo Velazco
33	Orlando Gaona Lugo
10	Tiago Caballero

Substitutes:

Marcelo González, Blas Caceres, Rodrigo Arévalo, Leandro Meza, Gustavo Caballero, Jhosias Nunez, Sebastian Vargas, Peralta, González, Martin Gimenez, Francisco Morel.

Argentinos Juniors (4-3-3)

No.	Name
50	Diego Rodríguez (GK)
19	Jonathan Galván
16	Francisco Álvarez
6	Román Vega
18	Fernando Meza
17	Franco Moyano
21	Nicolás Oroz
22	Alan Lescano
9	Maxi Romero
32	Luciano Gondou
10	Gastón Verón

Substitutes:

Thiago Santamaría, Sebastián Prieto, Ariel Gamarra, Tobías Palacio, Gonzalo Siri Payer, Matías Perello, Miguel Acosta, Juan Cardozo, Mateo Díaz Chaves, José Herrera, Alan Rodríguez, Damián Batallini.

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