The Liverpool The Uruguayan made merits this Sunday to stay in Super Cup of local football by losing 1-0 the National in a match where usually the blacks are with ten men on the field.
Five minutes into the game, Liverpool took the lead when Rodrigo Rivero fired a powerful right-footed shot from outside the area that goalkeeper Sergio Rochet could not dominate and Gonzalo Nápoli finished off the penalty.
The following minutes saw Liverpool’s dominance maintained for most of the first half until Lucas Lemos was sent off in the 37th minute after receiving his second yellow card. However, those from the Belvedere neighborhood are superior to a Nacional that lacks offensive measures, force and handling of the match. The first half ended with a deserved result for the blue and black despite being left with 10 players.
In the first minute of the second half, Nacional settled some of its pieces and turned to the attack to pressure its rival with various dangerous plays. The first clear scoring chance for Nacional came in the 58th minute when player Camilo Cándido went one-on-one with goalkeeper Lentinelly who managed to clear the shot with his left foot .
However, Liverpool with its ten men stood up in defense against all the variants, although in no order, raised by Nacional due to the end of regulation time. So, the referee whistled the end of the match and Liverpool were left with their first title of the year against a National favorite who, despite showing dangerous play, failed to score.
In this way, those from the Belvedere neighborhood added their second Super Cup to their showcases and both defeated Nacional and with this trophy local football gave their first shot before the Apertura Tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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