El País Editorial
National managed to defeat Penarol in a classic dominated by the set of Martin Lasarte from the first minute. In this way, the Pocket climbed to first place (along with Danube) of the Closing Tournament and was only two units behind those led by Diego Aguirre in the Annual Table.
The archer Washington Aguerrewho has been one of Peñarol’s high points, once again put in another great performance in an important match. Despite the result, the Artiguense managed to save the Titmouse on several occasions, always keeping it in the game.
Washington Aguerre was Peñarol’s standout in the classic against Nacional in the Gran Parque Central.
Photo: Ignacio Sánchez | The Country
On his official Instagram accountAguerre He published an image of himself with the following text: “When they criticize you, when they persecute you, when they judge you and conspire against you, do not lower your gaze, do not lower your pace, stand firm with unbreakable faith because you are going to see God.” do things in your life that you didn’t even imagine or even think about ⚫️🟡🧤.”
The next few weeks will be crucial for the year of Penarol. The following matches will take place on Friday, October 11 against Deportivo Maldonado in it Champion of the Century and in front of Danube as a visitor on Wednesday the 16th.
In addition to being forced to win in order to continue in the race for the Clausura Tournament and not lose the top of the Annual Table, Manya will have to face Botafogo to fight for a place in the final of the Liberators Cup of America, to be disputed in the Monumental Stadium from Buenos Aires. The departure is in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, October 23 and the return will be in Montevideo on the 30th of the same month.
Diego Polenta and Washington Aguerre in a Nacional-Peñarol classic.
Photo: Ignacio Sánchez
On the other side of the key are River Plate y Atlético Mineiroboth American champion teams. Peñarol crossed group stage with the squad from Belo Horizonte. As a visitor they lost 3-2, but at home they took the three points after a 2-0 victory (Lucas Hernández and Maximiliano Silvera).
As the games went by, Washington Aguerre managed to get bigger in the gold and black goal, to the point of becoming one of the high peaks of this Peñarol, establishing himself with his performances against Flemish both in the Maracana as in the Champion of the Century.
Leonardo Fernández and Christian Oliva in the classic between Nacional and Peñarol in the Gran Parque Central.
Photo: Ignacio Sánchez | The Country
Now, with the classic already played, Carbonero will have to return to its performances prior to its last two games if it wants to stay with the Uruguayan Championship and reach the Cup final.
