Nacional 2-2 River Plate (May 7, 2024) Commentary

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Botafogo win first Copa Libertadores as player sent off after 30 seconds

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River Plate

U.S. owner Textor helps Botafogo to historic South American title

Botafogo win first Copa Libertadores as player sent off after 30 seconds

Julien Laurens' top-10 shirts

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3-1-0, 10 PTS

Gonzalo Carneiro - 78' Pen, 79'

Miguel Borja - 8'
Facundo Colidio - 30'

12
Mejía
11
Báez
13
Antoni
5
Romero
14
Lozano
18
Recoba
26
Sanabria
19
González
10
Pereyra
7
Galeano
20
Carneiro

No.Name
12Luis Mejía
13Mateo Antoni 23Diego Polenta
5Franco Romero
11Gabriel Báez
14Leandro Lozano
10Mauricio Pereyra 8Christian Oliva
18Jeremía Recoba 9Rubén Betancourt
26Lucas Sanabria 22Diego Zabala
20Gonzalo Carneiro
19Gastón González
7Antonio Galeano 29Federico Santander

Substitutes
4Rafael Haller
30Osinachi Ebere
32Fredy Martínez
3Juan Izquierdo
27Guillermo Lopez
25Ignacio Suárez
17Francisco Ginella

Gran Parque Central

8:00 PM, May 7, 2024

Montevideo, Uruguay

Line: RIV -0.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 32,959

Referees:
Daronco, Anderson

Nacional

River Plate

- Match ends, Nacional 2, River Plate 2.
90'+9' Second Half ends, Nacional 2, River Plate 2.
90'+8' Attempt missed. Diego Zabala (Nacional) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rubén Bentancourt.
90'+7' Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Diego Polenta.
90'+7' Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Díaz.
90'+5' Foul by Leandro González Pírez (River Plate).
90'+5' Federico Santander (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4' Attempt missed. Pablo Solari (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Agustín Sant'Anna.
90'+4' Attempt missed. Leandro Lozano (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Federico Santander (Nacional) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Zabala with a cross following a corner.
90'+2' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Rodrigo Aliendro.
90'+1' Leandro González Pírez (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Foul by Federico Santander (Nacional).
90' Foul by Leandro González Pírez (River Plate).
90' Federico Santander (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90' Attempt missed. Pablo Solari (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Esequiel Barco.
89' Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89' Foul by Rubén Bentancourt (Nacional).
89' Foul by Christian Oliva (Nacional).
89' Esequiel Barco (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87' Attempt missed. Gabriel Báez (Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón González.
87' Attempt blocked. Rubén Bentancourt (Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86' Foul by Rubén Bentancourt (Nacional).
86' Enzo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Attempt missed. Leandro González Pírez (River Plate) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
85' Corner, River Plate. Conceded by Gabriel Báez.
84' Attempt saved. Christian Oliva (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
81' Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80' Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80' Foul by Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional).
79' Goal! Nacional 2, River Plate 2. Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Lozano with a headed pass.
78' Goal! Nacional 1, River Plate 2. Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
76' Penalty conceded by Enzo Díaz (River Plate) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
75' Gastón González (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Foul by Agustín Sant'Anna (River Plate).
74' Substitution, River Plate. Agustín Sant'Anna replaces Andrés Herrera.
74' Substitution, River Plate. Esequiel Barco replaces Claudio Echeverri.
74' Substitution, Nacional. Federico Santander replaces Antonio Galeano.
73' Substitution, River Plate. Pablo Solari replaces Facundo Colidio.
73' Attempt missed. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Aliendro.
70' Attempt missed. Christian Oliva (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
69' Substitution, Nacional. Diego Zabala replaces Lucas Sanabria.
69' Substitution, Nacional. Christian Oliva replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
69' Rubén Bentancourt (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69' Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
67' Foul by Antonio Galeano (Nacional).
67' Claudio Echeverri (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66' Attempt blocked. Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66' Substitution, River Plate. Sebastián Boselli replaces Nacho Fernández.
65' Rubén Bentancourt (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65' Foul by Leandro González Pírez (River Plate).
64' Offside, Nacional. Gabriel Báez is caught offside.
64' Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón González with a cross.
62' Attempt missed. Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
62' Attempt saved. Gastón González (Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
61' Diego Polenta (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61' Foul by Diego Polenta (Nacional).
61' Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Gabriel Báez (Nacional).
60' Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Leandro González Pírez.
59' Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Lozano.
57' Attempt missed. Antonio Galeano (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56' Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Borja (River Plate).
55' Andrés Herrera (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55' Gastón González (Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55' Foul by Andrés Herrera (River Plate).
55' Rubén Bentancourt (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' Foul by Leandro González Pírez (River Plate).
54' Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
54' Franco Romero (Nacional) is shown the yellow card.
50' VAR Decision: No card change Leandro Lozano (Nacional).
50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49' Leandro Lozano (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48' Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
47' Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Foul by Leandro Lozano (Nacional).
46' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
45' Substitution, Nacional. Rubén Bentancourt replaces Jeremía Recoba.
45' Substitution, Nacional. Diego Polenta replaces Mateo Antoni.
45' Second Half begins Nacional 0, River Plate 2.
45'+3' First Half ends, Nacional 0, River Plate 2.
45'+3' Attempt missed. Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jeremía Recoba with a cross following a corner.
45'+2' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Leandro González Pírez.
45'+1' Attempt blocked. Jeremía Recoba (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
45' Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
44' Foul by Leandro Lozano (Nacional).
44' Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44' Attempt missed. Mateo Antoni (Nacional) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
43' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Enzo Díaz.
41' Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
40' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38' Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Villagra (River Plate).
38' Lucas Sanabria (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38' Rodrigo Villagra (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Foul by Lucas Sanabria (Nacional).
38' Attempt missed. Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a cross following a set piece situation.
37' Leandro Lozano (Nacional) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37' Foul by Miguel Borja (River Plate).
36' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Franco Armani.
36' Attempt saved. Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Báez.
35' Offside, Nacional. Antonio Galeano is caught offside.
34' Mateo Antoni (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Foul by Miguel Borja (River Plate).
32' Facundo Colidio (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32' Gabriel Báez (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
31' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Leandro González Pírez.
30' Goal! Nacional 0, River Plate 2. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Borja following a fast break.
30' Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Colidio following a fast break.
29' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
29' Attempt saved. Leandro Lozano (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Sanabria.
27' Nacho Fernández (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27' Foul by Jeremía Recoba (Nacional).
26' Luis Mejía (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Miguel Borja (River Plate).
26' Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
26' Attempt saved. Claudio Echeverri (River Plate) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
25' Foul by Jeremía Recoba (Nacional).
25' Enzo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
22' Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
21' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
19' Mateo Antoni (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
19' Hand ball by Mateo Antoni (Nacional).
18' Attempt missed. Gonzalo Carneiro (Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gastón González.
17' Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nacho Fernández with a headed pass.
16' Foul by Mateo Antoni (Nacional).
16' Enzo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13' Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13' Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional).
13' Claudio Echeverri (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Attempt saved. Mauricio Pereyra (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
12' Leandro Lozano (Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12' Foul by Enzo Díaz (River Plate).
11' Foul by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
11' Antonio Galeano (Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Mateo Antoni (Nacional).
11' Claudio Echeverri (River Plate) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8' Goal! Nacional 0, River Plate 1. Miguel Borja (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Facundo Colidio.
8' Foul by Lucas Sanabria (Nacional).
8' Claudio Echeverri (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Foul by Franco Romero (Nacional).
6' Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5' Attempt missed. Antonio Galeano (Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
3' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Leandro González Pírez.
2' Corner, Nacional. Conceded by Nacho Fernández.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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