On date 5 of group H of the CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores 2024 tournament, Nacional got three points on its visit to Táchira. In the 7th minute of the second half, Alexis Castro contributed with the only score of the game.
Alexis Castro’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Nacional midfielder scored 1 goal, made 4 correct passes and looked for the opposite goal with 2 shots.
Lucas Sanabria also played a good game. The Nacional midfielder made 37 correct passes and searched for the opponent’s goal with 2 shots.
A high foul rate constantly slowed down the game on the court. There were a large number of reprimands: Jefre Vargas, Christian Oliva, Alexis Castro, Diego Polenta, Antonio Galeano, Maurice Cova, Felipe Cairus and Gonzalo Carneiro. He was sent off for a direct red card, Yanniel Hernández in the 68th minute of the second half.
Táchira’s strategist, Eduardo Saragó, stopped the starting eleven with a 3-5-2 formation with Jesús Camargo in goal; Carlos Vivas, Jean Gutiérrez and Haibrany Ruiz Díaz on the defensive line; Jefre Vargas, Carlos Calzadilla, Maurice Cova, Gleiker Mendoza and Yanniel Hernández in the middle; and Anthony Uribe and Jesús Hernández in the attack.
For their part, those chosen by Álvaro Recoba took to the field with a 4-5-1 formation with Luis Mejía between the three sticks; Leandro Lozano, Juan Izquierdo, Diego Polenta and Gabriel Báez in defense; Christian Oliva, Antonio Galeano, Lucas Sanabria, Alexis Castro and Gastón González in the midfield; and Gonzalo Carneiro up front.
Jhon Ospina Londoño was appointed as the main referee of the match at the Sacred Temple stadium.
On the next day Táchira will face River Plate as a visitor and Nacional will play the away game against Libertad.
The result of the duel leaves Nacional in second place with 10 points, while Táchira is in fourth place with 1 unit.
Changes in Táchira
- 45′ 2T – Jesús Isaac Hernández Córdova left for Daniel Alessandro Saggiomo Mosquera and Jefre José Vargas Belisario for Nelson Antonio Hernández Bellorín
- 60′ 2T – Haibrany left Nick Ruiz Díaz Minervino for Yerson Ronaldo Chacón Ramírez
- 73′ 2T – Anthony Chelin Uribe France left for Andrés Felipe Murillo Segura
- 82′ 2T – Carlos Daniel Calzadilla Durán left for Jean Franco Castillo
Changes in National
- 72′ 2T – Gastón Nicolás González left for Felipe Cairus Arabeity, Alexis Castro for Mauricio Ernesto Pereyra Antonini and Christian Gabriel Oliva Giménez for Jeremía Alexandre Recoba Perrone
- 79′ 2T – Gonzalo Rodrigo Carneiro Méndez left for Osinachi Christian Ebere
- 89′ 2T – Antonio Javier Galeano Ferreira left for Franco Gastón Romero Ponte
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