Suffering, Nacional beat Deportivo Táchira 2-1 at the Gran Parque Central and added three vital points in Group H of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
Nacional celebrated its second victory in Group H of the CONMEBOL Libertadores x.com/Nacional
The match began with Bolso taking the initiative, widening the field and giving the game a dizzying pace, seeking to make the Venezuelan team uncomfortable. At 13′, the tricolor team managed to open the scoring after a corner kick that Galeano combed at the near post and that the Argentine Alexis Castro connected with from the second to push the ball and send it to the back of the net for the 1 to 0 .
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Far from giving up, Nacional went for more and at 20′ they found the 2-0 with a great filtered pass for Galeano, who lost one-on-one with the visiting goalkeeper, but Jeremía Recoba appeared on the rebound to define with the empty bow and increase the advantage of the tricolor.
In any case, Deportivo Táchira managed to score almost immediately. After a corner kick, the Uruguayan Ruiz Díaz put a fierce header into the white team’s area, taking advantage of a great defensive distraction and scored the surprising 2-1 that put the game on hold. Precisely, the goal of the aurinegro team was an unexpected blow for Nacional, which from then on was never the same again. The “Chino” team lost vertigo, became imprecise and closed the first half leaving some uncertainty.
In the second half, Nacional tried to take control of the game again, and with a shot from Galeano that narrowly missed, they came close to scoring again. Little by little the game became even and lost rhythm, although Bolso had a couple more situations through a cross from Pereyra that Polenta was close to connecting with, and with a header from Franco Romero that went close to the post.
The tricolors could not finish it and Deportivo Táchira, which found good responses from the substitute bench, almost achieved the tie with a run by Jean Castillo that culminated with a powerful shot from the left entering the area that provoked a good response from Mejía. At 84′, it was Cairus who saved from a cross shot by Yanniel Hernández that was close to going into the tricolor goal.
Nacional’s response was with a couple of clear situations at the end, with Bentancourt defining with a backhand against a Camargo who controlled the attempt, and with a shot by Zabala that went over the crossbar.
Nacional suffered more than necessary, but took the victory at Gran Parque Central and added three vital points in Group H of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup.
