2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Nacional

2008–09 season
Chairman	Ricardo Alarcón
Manager	Gerardo Pelusso (until July 15, 2009) Luis González
Primera Division	Winners (42nd title)
Torneo Apertura	1st (8th title)
Torneo Clausura	6th
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores	6th
Copa Libertadores	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Santiago García (10 goals) All: Santiago García (13 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

As of August 2, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	URU	Leonardo Burián
2	DF	URU	Alejandro Rodríguez
3	DF	ARG	Federico Domínguez
4	DF	URU	Mauricio Victorino (vice-captain)
5	DF	URU	Martín Rodríguez
6	DF	ARG	Matías Rodríguez
7	DF	URU	Diego Rodríguez
8	MF	URU	Diego Arismendi
9	FW	URU	Alexander Medina
10	MF	ARG	Ángel Morales
11	FW	URU	Sergio Blanco
12	GK	URU	Nicola Pérez
13	FW	URU	Martín Cauteruccio
14	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro
15	DF	URU	Adrián Romero
16	FW	ARG	Marcos Mondaini
17	MF	URU	Roberto Brum
18	DF	URU	Pablo Caballero
19	DF	URU	Sebastián Coates
20	FW	URU	Santiago García
21	MF	URU	Oscar Javier Morales (captain)
22	MF	URU	Álvaro Fernández

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	URU	Jorge Cazulo
24	FW	URU	Gustavo Biscayzacú
25	GK	URU	Rodrigo Muñoz
—	GK	URU	Oscar Castro
—	GK	URU	Martín Tejera
—	DF	URU	Mathías Abero
—	DF	URU	Maximiliano Acuña
—	DF	URU	Gerardo Acosta
—	DF	URU	Gastón Filgueira
—	DF	URU	Martín Galain
—	DF	URU	Santiago Pereyra
—	DF	URU	Sebastián Sellanes
—	DF	CRC	Kendall Waston
—	MF	URU	Maximiliano Calzada
—	MF	URU	Thiago Magnone
—	MF	URU	Luis Oyarbide
—	MF	URU	Mauricio Pereyra
—	MF	URU	Facundo Píriz
—	MF	URU	Santiago Romero
—	FW	URU	Álvaro Apolito
—	FW	URU	Roberto Lujan
—	FW	URU	Bryan Machado

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ARG	Federico Domínguez (from Apollon Limassol)
5	DF	URU	Martín Rodríguez (from Banfield)
6	DF	ARG	Matías Rodríguez (from LASK Linz)
9	FW	URU	Alexander Medina (from Racing Ferrol)
10	MF	ARG	Ángel Morales (from Olimpo)
16	FW	ARG	Marcos Mondaini (from Boca Juniors)
22	MF	URU	Álvaro Fernández (from Puebla)
23	MF	URU	Jorge Cazulo (from Defensor Sporting)
24	FW	URU	Gustavo Biscayzacú (from Colo-Colo)
25	GK	URU	Rodrigo Muñoz (from Cerro)
—	DF	URU	Gastón Filgueira (from Arsenal)
—	DF	ARG	Walter García (from Rubin Kazan)
—	DF	CRC	Kendall Waston (from Saprissa)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	URU	Alexis Viera (to América de Cali)
2	DF	URU	Deivis Barone (to Colón)
3	DF	URU	Pablo Melo (to Cerro)
7	FW	URU	Diego Perrone (to Danubio)
9	FW	URU	Bruno Fornaroli (to Sampdoria)
10	MF	URU	Martín Ligüera (to Olimpia)
13	MF	URU	Mathías Cardacio (to Milan)
15	MF	ARG	Nicolás Bertolo (to Banfield)
20	FW	URU	Richard Morales (to Grêmio)
24	FW	URU	Diego Vera (to Defensor Sporting)
—	DF	ARG	Walter García (to New York Red Bulls)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on August 2, 2009.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera División Uruguaya		Liguilla Pre-Libertadores		Copa Libertadores
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	URU	Leonardo Burián	19	-28	12+1	-18	5+0	-10	1+0	0
2	DF	URU	Alejandro Rodríguez	6	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ARG	Federico Domínguez	18	4	9+0	3	0+0	0	8+1	1
4	DF	URU	Mauricio Victorino	29	5	20+1	4	0+0	0	8+0	1
5	DF	URU	Martín Rodríguez	12	1	4+3	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
6	DF	ARG	Matías Rodríguez	37	0	28+0	0	0+1	0	8+0	0
7	DF	URU	Diego Rodríguez	13	0	5+3	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
8	MF	URU	Diego Arismendi	41	1	28+3	0	0+0	0	9+1	1
9	FW	URU	Alexander Medina	32	7	14+10	6	0+0	0	8+0	1
10	MF	ARG	Ángel Morales	37	1	8+22	1	0+0	0	2+5	0
11	FW	URU	Sergio Blanco	29	8	12+7	5	4+1	3	0+5	0
13	FW	URU	Martín Cauteruccio	6	0	3+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
14	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro	35	8	23+2	4	0+0	0	8+2	4
15	DF	URU	Adrián Romero	34	3	21+3	3	0+0	0	10+0	0
16	FW	ARG	Marcos Mondaini	16	3	7+2	1	0+0	0	6+1	2
17	MF	URU	Roberto Brum	30	2	17+9	2	0+0	0	2+2	0
18	DF	URU	Pablo Caballero	18	1	9+3	1	4+0	0	1+1	0
19	DF	URU	Sebastián Coates	20	4	11+0	3	4+0	0	5+0	1
20	FW	URU	Santiago García	42	13	24+6	10	4+0	2	2+6	1
21	MF	URU	Oscar Javier Morales	36	1	24+3	1	0+0	0	9+0	0
22	MF	URU	Álvaro Fernández	26	8	14+2	6	1+0	0	8+1	2
23	MF	URU	Jorge Cazulo	9	2	3+4	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
24	FW	URU	Gustavo Biscayzacú	17	8	6+6	8	2+0	0	3+0	0
25	GK	URU	Rodrigo Muñoz	25	-25	16+0	-18	0+0	0	9+0	-7
—	GK	URU	Alexis Viera*	8	-3	8+0	-3	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	URU	Mathías Abero	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	URU	Gastón Filgueira	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	URU	Martín Galain	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
—	DF	URU	Pablo Melo*	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	URU	Maximiliano Calzada	6	0	0+1	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	URU	Martín Ligüera*	12	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	URU	Luis Oyarbide	5	0	1+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
—	MF	URU	Mauricio Pereyra	13	0	3+1	0	5+0	0	0+4	0
—	MF	URU	Facundo Píriz	10	0	2+4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
—	FW	URU	Álvaro Apolito	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	URU	Bryan Machado	3	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
—	FW	URU	Diego Vera*	9	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Note

• * = Players who left the club mid-season

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Primera División Uruguaya	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores	Copa Libertadores	Total
1		20	Santiago García	10	2	1	13
2		11	Sergio Blanco	5	3	0	8
=		14	Nicolás Lodeiro	4	0	4	8
=		22	Álvaro Fernández	6	0	2	8
=		24	Gustavo Biscayzacú	8	0	0	8
6		9	Alexander Medina	6	0	1	7
7		4	Mauricio Victorino	4	0	1	5
8		3	Federico Domínguez	3	0	1	4
=		19	Sebastián Coates	3	0	1	4
10		15	Adrián Romero	3	0	0	3
=		16	Marcos Mondaini	1	0	2	3
12		17	Roberto Brum	2	0	0	2
=		23	Jorge Cazulo	1	1	0	2
14		5	Martín Rodríguez	0	1	0	1
=		8	Diego Arismendi	0	0	1	1
=		10	Ángel Morales	1	0	0	1
=		18	Pablo Caballero	1	0	0	1
=		21	Oscar Javier Morales	1	0	0	1
=		—	Gastón Filgueira	1	0	0	1
			Own Goals	1	1	0	2
			Total	61	8	14	83

Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Primera División Uruguaya		Liguilla Pre-Libertadores		Copa Libertadores		Total
GK		1	Leonardo Burián	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
DF		2	Alejandro Rodríguez	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
DF		3	Federico Domínguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		4	Mauricio Victorino	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
DF		5	Martín Rodríguez	2	1	2	0	0	0	4	1
DF		6	Matías Rodríguez	10	1	0	0	2	0	12	1
DF		7	Diego Rodríguez	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
MF		8	Diego Arismendi	14	1	0	0	3	0	17	1
FW		9	Alexander Medina	6	1	0	0	4	0	10	1
MF		10	Ángel Morales	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		11	Sergio Blanco	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF		14	Nicolás Lodeiro	6	1	0	0	1	0	7	1
DF		15	Adrián Romero	4	3	0	0	1	0	5	3
MF		17	Roberto Brum	13	0	0	0	0	1	13	1
DF		18	Pablo Caballero	3	0	2	1	1	0	6	1
DF		19	Sebastián Coates	2	0	2	1	1	0	5	1
FW		20	Santiago García	4	1	1	1	1	1	6	3
MF		21	Oscar Javier Morales	11	1	0	0	5	0	16	1
MF		22	Álvaro Fernández	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
MF		23	Jorge Cazulo	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
FW		24	Gustavo Biscayzacú	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		25	Rodrigo Muñoz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		—	Alexis Viera*	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		—	Mathías Abero	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
DF		—	Gastón Filgueira	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
DF		—	Martín Galain	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		—	Pablo Melo*	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
MF		—	Maximiliano Calzada	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
MF		—	Martín Ligüera*	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		—	Mauricio Pereyra	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
FW		—	Facundo Píriz	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
FW		—	Diego Vera*	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			Total	113	10	21	3	21	2	155	15

Note

• * = Players who left the club mid-season

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
21	MF	Oscar Javier Morales	33
15	DF	Adrián Romero	7
19	DF	Sebastián Coates	4
4	DF	Mauricio Victorino	3
18	DF	Pablo Caballero	3

Penalties Awarded

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition
2008-11-01	Y	Santiago García	Liverpool	Primera División
2008-12-17	Y	Sergio Blanco	Peñarol	Primera División
2009-02-07	Y	Sergio Blanco	Central Español	Primera División
2009-03-22	Y	Federico Domínguez	Cerro Largo	Primera División
2009-04-12	N	Nicolás Lodeiro	Montevideo Wanderers	Primera División
2009-04-26	N	Federico Domínguez	Liverpool	Primera División
2009-07-08	Y	Santiago García	Defensor Sporting	Primera División

International players

The following is a list of all squad members who have played for their national sides during the 2008–09 season. Players in bold were in the starting XI for their national side.

14 October 2008

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Diego Arismendi	Bolivia	90	0

20 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Bolivia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Bolivia U-20	71	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Bolivia U-20	90	2
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Bolivia U-20	66	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Bolivia U-20	24	0

22 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Chile U-20	90	1
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Chile U-20	32	0

24 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Paraguay U-20	90	1
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	75	1
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	15	0

28 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	29	0

31 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Brazil U-20	62	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	28	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Brazil U-20	28	0

2 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Colombia U-20	20	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Colombia U-20	74	0

4 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Argentina U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Argentina U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Argentina U-20	68	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Argentina U-20	25	0

6 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	45	1

8 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Venezuela U-20	56	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Venezuela U-20	69	1

2 April 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Chile	60	0

6 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Brazil	25	0

11 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Venezuela	45	0

Starting 11

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
25	GK		Muñoz	25	Burián has 18 starts
4	CB		Victorino	28
19	CB		Coates	20
15	CB		Romero	31
21	DM		O. Morales	33	Brum has 19 starts
8	RW		Arismendi	37
6	LW		Matías Rodríguez	36	Domínguez has 17 starts
22	RW		Fernández	23	Caballero has 14 starts
14	AM		Lodeiro	31	A. Morales has 10 starts
20	FW		S. García	30	Mondaini has 13 starts
9	FW		Medina	22	Blanco has 16 starts Biscayzacú has 11 starts

Last updated: 2 Aug 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Muñoz

Coates

Victorino

Romero

O. Morales

Arismendi

Fernández

M. Rodríguez

Lodeiro

S. García

Medina

Overall

Games played	50 (35 Primera División Uruguaya, 5 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 10 Copa Libertadores)
Games won	25 (20 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games drawn	14 (9 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games lost	11 (6 Primera División Uruguaya, 3 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2 Copa Libertadores)
Goals scored	83
Goals conceded	58
Goal difference	+25
Yellow cards	115
Red cards	15
Worst discipline	Santiago García (6 , 3 )
Best result	3-0 (A) v Nacional - Copa Libertadores 2009.02.13 4-1 (A) v Racing - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.03.14 3-0 (H) v River Plate - Copa Libertadores 2009.03.19 3-0 (N) v Defensor Sporting - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.07.08
Worst result	0-3 (H) v Central Español - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.06.13
Most appearances	Santiago García (42 appearances)
Top scorer	Santiago García (13 goals)

Last updated: August 2
Source: Nacional

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Gerardo Pelusso (until July 15, 2009) Luis González
Assistant manager	Mauricio Larriera
Second assistant manager	Willians Lemus
Goalkeeping coach	Darwin Dalmás
Team Fitness Coach	Javier Carballo Fernando Cal
Club Doctor	Carlos Suero
First Team Collaborator	Ruben Sosa

Last updated: 2 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Other information

Chairman	Ricardo Alarcón
Sports Manager	Daniel Henríquez
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Estadio Gran Parque Central (22,000 / 105x70 meters)

Updated to match played 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Team Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Sinteplast
Macri Sport Center
EGA

Home

Away

Third kit

Friendlies

2008-08-16

15:30 (UTC-3)

Florida	0 – 7	Nacional
	Report	Blanco 6', 9', 25' Cauteruccio 32' Victorino 57' Lujan 77' D. Rodríguez 83'

Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida

Attendance: 4,000

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2008-10-10

9:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 2	Racing
Medina 34' Vera 43' Cauteruccio 69'	Report	Quiñones 48', 85' (pen.)

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

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2009-01-15

10:00 (UTC-3)

Colonia	3 – 1	Nacional
Miñones 15', 72', 84'	Report	Victorino 34'

Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici, Colonia

Attendance: 2,000

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2009-01-25

18:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuary
Cazulo 86'	Report

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 19,000

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2009-03-25

18:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	4 – 2	Rentistas
Oyarbide 18', 52' Cauteruccio 43' Biscayzacú 68'	Report	Sandoval 31' (pen.), 75'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Copa Bimbo

See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals

See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo § semi-finals

2009-01-17

19:20 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Peñarol
Matías Rodríguez  24' Domínguez  39' Blanco 45+1' (pen.) Medina  55' Romero 68' Filgueira  79'	Report	Bueno 15' Alcoba  34' Mozzo  45' Arias  65' F. Pérez  67' Bueno  81' Pacheco  87'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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Final

See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo § final

2009-01-21

22:45 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 4	Cruzeiro
Medina 28'	Report	Elicarlos 8' Ramires 26' Thiago Ribeiro 36' Wellington Paulista 38' Jancarlos  73'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

Primera División Uruguaya

Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season

Apertura's table

Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season § Torneo Apertura

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Danubio	15	10	2	3	27	15	+12	32	Apertura tiebreaker
2	Nacional	15	10	2	3	23	13	+10	32
3	Defensor Sporting	15	9	3	3	23	12	+11	30
4	Racing	15	7	6	2	24	12	+12	27
5	Liverpool	15	7	6	2	24	14	+10	27

Updated to match(es) played on February 7, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

• The apertura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

2008-08-23

15:30 (UTC-3)

Juventud	0 – 1	Nacional
Planchón  10'  36' Velázquez  27' Peirano  29' Bueno  80'	Report	Romero 47' Arismendi  49' Matías Rodríguez  75' D. Rodríguez  90'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

Referee: Héctor Martínez

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2008-09-13

15:30 (UTC-3)

Tacuarembó	0 – 2	Nacional
	Report	Brum 44'  83' Filgueira  58' Caballero 90+2'

Estadio Ingeniero Raùl Goyenola, Tacuarembó

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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2008-09-27

15:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Racing
S. García 8', 72' Melo  22' Arismendi  33'	Report	Balsas  24' J. Rodríguez  29' Díaz  44'  64' Ostolaza  78'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

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2008-09-27

15:30 (UTC-3)

Cerro Largo	2 – 3	Nacional
D. Silvera 20', 67' Souza  54' De Souza  55' Ruiz  82'  90'	Report	A. Morales  5' 86' Filgueira 10' Lodeiro  25' Romero 28' Vera  84' Brum  90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Heber Rodríguez

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2008-10-05

16:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Defensor Sporting
Gaglianone 19' (o.g.) Brum  22' Arismendi  45'  69' Vera  63' Melo  76' Medina 85'	Report	de Souza 8', 78' (pen.)  26' Curbelo  36' Díaz  45' Maximiliano Pérez  56' Suárez  63' Risso  66'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Martín Vázquez

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2008-10-18

16:30 (UTC-3)

Montevideo Wanderers	0 – 1	Nacional
González  40' Quagliotti  54'  90' Laserda  88'	Report	Lodeiro  17' M. Rodríguez  39' Brum 39' Melo  86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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2008-10-26

16:30 (UTC-3)

Bella Vista	0 – 1	Nacional
Secco  4' Camacho  13' Rubén Fernández  37' Reyes  42'	Report	Melo  28' Filgueira  52' Arismendi  67' S. García 72' O. Morales  73'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

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2008-11-01

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 2	Liverpool
Filgueira  17' Lodeiro  41' Melo  76' S. García 76' (pen.)	Report	Aranda  12' Varela  42' Rueli 47' Lalinde  52' Castro  68' Alfaro 70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Gustavo Siegler

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2008-11-08

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Rampla Juniors
O. Morales 17' Medina 42'  42' Viera  85'	Report	Ferreira  45' Perujo  57' Merlo  75' Rosa  75'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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2008-11-16

17:00 (UTC-3)

Danubio	1 – 0	Nacional
Malrrechaufe  20' Ferro  49' J. García 50' Amarilla  89'	Report	Medina  48' S. García  67' Arismendi  70' Romero  90+3'

Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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2008-12-03

19:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Villa Española
Ligüera  19' Blanco 22' Cazulo  45' Melo  52' S. García 54' Arismendi  59' Brum  89'	Report	M. Novick  14' Figueredo  70' Cassaman  86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Martín Vázquez

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2008-12-06

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 3	Cerro
Medina 12'  64' Brum  45' Blanco 49' Arismendi  54' Melo  59' Ligüera  62' Victorino 87'	Report	Pablo Caballero 35' Pallante  65' Muñoz 65' (pen.), 70' Molina  76'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

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2008-12-14

17:00 (UTC-3)

Peñarol	0 – 1	Nacional
Bueno  4' Mozzo  5' I. Medina  41' Alcoba  70'	Report	Matías Rodríguez  28' Ligüera  55' Melo  64' S. García  67'  72' Blanco 72' (pen.) Arismendi  88'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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2008-12-17

19:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 2	River Plate
Burián  8' Filgueira  40' O. Morales  42' Melo  71' Brum  85'	Report	Giménez 34'  40' J. Rodríguez  49' Ortíz  87' Nicolay 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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2009-02-07

17:00 (UTC-3)

Central Español	1 – 2	Nacional
Lemos  6'  23' Daluz 52' Andrés Fernández  57'  67' Semperena  65'	Report	Blanco 25' (pen.) Álvaro Fernández 37'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Juan Cardellino

Final

2009-02-15

19:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Danubio
Galain  20' Romero  38'  51' Fernández 60' S. García 77' Caballero  81'	Report	R. Rodríguez  2' Ifrán  34' S. Rodríguez 36' Malrrechaufe  65' Ferro  83' Amarilla  89'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Clausura's table

Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season § Torneo Clausura

Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Liverpool	14	7	4	3	23	17	+6	25
5	Peñarol	14	7	2	5	22	15	+7	23
6	Nacional	14	6	5	3	27	21	+6	23
7	Racing	14	6	5	3	22	17	+5	23
8	Montevideo Wanderers	14	6	3	5	25	24	+1	21

Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

• The clausura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

2009-02-22

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Juventud
Álvaro Fernández 22' Medina 87'	Report	Pizzichillo  28' Peirano  43' Britos 48'  53' Antonio Fernández  66' 72' Ramírez  84' González  85'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Javier Bentancur

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2009-03-08

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuarembó
Domínguez 21' O. Morales  62' Matías Rodríguez  77'	Report	Pozzi  37' Da Rosa  57'  90' Silva  64'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Fernando Falce

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2009-03-14

17:00 (UTC-3)

Racing	1 – 4	Nacional
Ostolaza  27' Blanes 36'	Report	Victorino  55' Fernández 57' Domínguez 60' Medina 90', 90+4' Matías Rodríguez  90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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2009-03-22

16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Cerro Largo
Arismendi  80' Domínguez 85' (pen.) Victorino 90+4'	Report	Olivera 12'  89' L. Rodríguez  41' Rivero 56'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Robert Tabeira

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2009-03-22

17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	3 – 2	Nacional
Gaglianone 23'  81' Marchant  27' Amado  29' de Souza  60' 90' (pen.), 90+2'	Report	Fernández 11' Matías Rodríguez  36' Arismendi  54' O. Morales  80' Lodeiro 83' Victorino  90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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2009-04-12

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Montevideo Wanderers
Cazulo 46' Mondaini 70' M. Pereyra  71' O. Morales  84' Brum  90'	Report	Peña  23' Corujo  30' Charquero 34', 45' D. Pérez  43' Tellechea  63' Palau  66'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

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2009-04-18

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Bella Vista
Matías Rodríguez  30' S. García 32', 89' Brum  68'	Report	Martuciello  57' Alvez  81'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

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2009-04-26

17:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	1 – 1	Nacional
Rodales  13' Figueroa 33' Correa  61' Vázquez  56' Tejera  66'	Report	Victorino  37' Brum  56' Coates 60'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Fredy De Seja

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2009-05-03

17:00 (UTC-3)

Rampla Juniors	1 – 3	Nacional
Rosa  33' Bonjour  44' Alonso 56'  87'	Report	Arismendi  13' S. García 20' Biscayzacú 67' Lodeiro 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Juan Cardellino

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2009-05-09

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Danubio
Matías Rodríguez  8' Biscayzacú 15', 53' O. Morales  22' Romero  55'	Report	J. García  34' Migues  52' Ferro  62' Delgado  65' R. Rodríguez  75' Amarilla  81'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Luis Larrañaga

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2009-05-17

17:00 (UTC-3)

Cerro	2 – 2	Nacional
Pablo Caballero 33'  33' Melo  52' Cabrera  74' Pallante 78' (pen.)	Report	Biscayzacú 3' Arismendi  28' Brum  45' Victorino 53' Martín Rodríguez  75'  77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Gustavo Siegler

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2009-05-24

16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 2	Peñarol
Biscayzacú 15', 41', 74'  81' Victorino  19' Coates  37' O. Morales  61'  81' Matías Rodríguez  89' Muñoz  90+4'	Report	Pacheco 20', 39' (pen.) O. Pérez  22' de los Santos  25' Alcoba  60' Bueno  80'  90+1' Darío Rodríguez  90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Roberto Silvera

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2009-05-31

17:00 (UTC-3)

River Plate	2 – 1	Nacional
Ezquerra 29' Giménez 62' Córdoba  77' Rizzoto  88'	Report	S. García  38' Brum  50' Martín Rodríguez  65' Blanco 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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2009-06-13

16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 3	Central Español
Píriz  36' Abero  43' Cazulo  47' Caballero  69'	Report	Gutiérrez  19' Coelho 35' Firpo  44' S. Pérez  50' Duran 47' Da Luz 79'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Marcelo López

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Defensor Sporting	29	20	4	5	52	27	+25	64	Championship Playoffs and the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
2	Nacional	29	16	7	6	49	34	+15	55	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
3	Cerro	29	15	7	7	50	25	+25	52
4	Liverpool	29	14	10	5	44	32	+12	52
5	River Plate	29	14	8	7	49	34	+15	50

Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

• The aggregate's winners qualify to Primera División Uruguaya final
• The aggregate's top-six qualify to Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	2	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 2009-06-18. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation table

Pos	Team	2007-08 Pts.	2008-09 Pts.	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg
1	Defensor Sporting	66	64	130	59	2.203
2	River Plate	61	50	111	59	1.881
3	Nacional	55	55	110	59	1.864
4	Peñarol	54	48	102	59	1.729
5	Racing	0	50	50	29	1.724
6	Liverpool	43	52	95	59	1.610
7	Danubio	46	47	93	59	1.576
8	Cerro	37	52	89	59	1.508
9	Montevideo Wanderers	44	35	79	59	1.339
10	Rampla Juniors	47	19	66	59	1.119
11	Central Español	32	32	64	59	1.085
12	Tacuarembó	34	29	63	59	1.068
13	Cerro Largo	0	28	28	29	0.966
14	Juventud (R)	40	16	56	59	0.949
15	Bella Vista (R)	23	27	50	59	0.847
16	Villa Española (R)	0	12	12	15	0.800

As of June 18, 2009.

• The three clubs with the lowest average of points over the last two seasons are relegated.

Semi-finals

First leg

2009-06-21

17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	1 – 1	Nacional
de Souza 24' Risso  27' Díaz  28'	Report	Matías Rodríguez  10'  60' Lodeiro  18' 21' Domínguez  38' O. Morales  45' Medina  53' Arismendi  84'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg

2009-07-05

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Romero 24' Arismendi  48' O. Morales  65' Lodeiro  70'  75' Medina  85' Victorino  90'	Report	Vera  37' 44' Marchant  41' Navarro  70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Third leg

2009-07-08

21:10 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	0 – 3	Nacional
Díaz  16' Pintos  38' de Souza  61' Vila  85'	Report	Medina  23' S. García 32' (pen.)  63' Caballero  40' Coates 74' Fernández 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final

First leg

2009-07-12

17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	1 – 2	Nacional
Silva  45' Curbelo  55' Amado  59' Pintos 66' Gaglianone  85'	Report	Fernández  20' Medina  45' Coates  49' 78' Biscayzacú 86' O. Morales  90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg

2009-07-15

21:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Victorino 27' Fernández  32' Lodeiro 86'  86'	Report	Herrera  34' Navarro 59' Amado  64' F. Rodríguez  78'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage § Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nacional	6	4	2	0	12	3	+9	14
2	Universidad San Martín	6	2	2	2	7	9	−2	8
3	River Plate	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7
4	Nacional	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4

Source:

2009-02-12

19:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Universidad San Martín
Domínguez 30' Lodeiro 90+2'	Report	Arzuaga 39'  46' Hinostroza  59' Guizasola  74' Ramos  79'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 11,518

Referee: Carlos Chandía

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2009-02-18

18:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 3	Nacional
Melgarejo  40'	Report	Fernández 9'  54' Lodeiro 38' Mondaini 64'

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción

Attendance: 1,307

Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

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2009-03-19

21:45 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 0	River Plate
Medina  31' Álvaro Fernández 40' Arismendi  45' Lodeiro 73' O. Morales  90+1' S. García  90+3' Victorino 90+5'	Report	Ferrari  29' Augusto Fernández  31' Quiroga  53'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 47,571

Referee: Carlos Chandía

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2009-04-07

21:15 (UTC-3)

River Plate	0 – 0	Nacional
Ahumada  24' Sánchez  34'	Report	O. Morales  38' Medina  50'

Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires

Referee: Salvio Fagundes

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2009-04-21

22:30 (UTC-3)

Universidad San Martín	1 – 1	Nacional
Ludueña 88'	Report	S. García  28' Mondaini 74' O. Morales  79'

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima

Referee: Carlos Simon

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2009-04-30

21:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 1	Nacional
Arismendi 29' Caballero  59' Coates 80'  88' Lodeiro 90+1'	Report	Núñez 9' Riveros  32' Miranda  38'  62'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: René Ortubé

Round of 16

See also: 2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages § Round of 16

First leg

Nacional	–	San Luis

Second leg

San Luis	–	Nacional

San Luis withdrew from the tournament over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico

Quarterfinals

See also: 2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages § Quarterfinals

First leg

2009-05-28

22:00 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	1 – 1	Nacional
Armero  18' Diego Souza 55' Obina  61' Pierre  85'	Report	O. Morales  42' S. García 80' Fernández  90+1' Brum  90+4'

Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo

Attendance: 24,737

Referee: Carlos Torres

Second leg

2009-06-17

19:20 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Palmeiras
Medina  45' Lodeiro  69' O. Morales  90'	Report	Diego Souza  72'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 46,269

Referee: Carlos Vera

Nacional 1–1 Palmeiras on aggregate. Nacional won on away goals.

Semi-finals

See also: 2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages § Semi-finals

First leg

2009-06-28

19:30 (UTC-3)

Estudiantes	1 – 0	Nacional
Galván 14' Benítez  47'	Report	Romero  39' Arismendi  61' Matías Rodríguez  69'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata

Referee: René Ortubé

Second leg

2009-07-01

21:15 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 2	Estudiantes
Medina  17' 75' Matías Rodríguez  57' Arismendi  88'	Report	E. Pérez  9' Boselli 52', 90+1'  52' Sánchez  64' Braña  71' Andújar  84'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 46,983

Referee: Carlos Torres

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season § Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Racing	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	10	2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3	River Plate	5	2	0	3	7	11	−4	6	2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
4	Liverpool	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	5	Liguilla 4th place tiebreaker
5	Defensor Sporting	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	5
6	Nacional	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4

Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd playoff (if needed)

• The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' champion qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 group stage
• The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' runners-up qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 preliminary round
• The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' third and fourth place qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage
• If Nacional finish in the top-four qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage

Matches

2009-07-19

15:10 (UTC-3)

Cerro	3 – 1	Nacional
Pallante  29' Dadomo 40' Núñez  57' Boghossian 64' Melo 90+3'	Report	Calzada  16' M. Pereyra  30' Píriz  37' Coates  67' Blanco 85'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

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2009-07-23

20:10 (UTC-3)

Racing	3 – 2	Nacional
Blanes  21' Torres 38' P. Hernández 63' Balsas 78'	Report	Blanco  15' Martín Rodríguez 34' Abero  48' Cazulo  61' A. Rodríguez  64' Blanco 75' M. Pereyra  67' Caballero  88'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

Referee: Fernando Falce

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2009-07-26

17:10 (UTC-3)

River Plate	4 – 2	Nacional
Giménez 19' J. Rodríguez  22' 66' Montelongo 40', 90' (pen.) Zambrana  45' Conceicao  85'	Report	Cazulo 5' S. García  12'  20' A. Rodríguez  16' Coates  69' Blanco 62' D. Rodríguez  78' Martín Rodríguez  84'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

Referee: Oscar Rojas

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2009-07-29

15:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Defensor Sporting
Calzada  32' Cazulo  32' Caballero  40' Martín Rodríguez  66' A. Rodríguez  83'	Report	Ariosa  10' Curbelo  16'  76' Risso  48' Díaz  80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo

Referee: Luis Larrañaga

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2009-08-02

15:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	2 – 3	Nacional
Lalinde 81' Alfaro 89'	Report	Caballero  45' Burián  45+1' Macchi 61' (o.g.) S. García 74', 80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo

Referee: Fernando Falce

Records

Doubles achieved

Opponent	Home result	Away result
Tacuarembó	1–0	2–0
Racing	2–0	4–1
Bella Vista	2–0	1–0
Rampla Juniors	2–0	3–1
Peñarol	3–2	1–0
Defensor Sporting	2–1	2–1
Nacional (Paraguay)	3–1	3–0

Comeback

Nacional have conceded the first goal in a match 17 times this season in the Primera División, the Liguille Pre-Libertadores and the Copa Libertadores,  recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 loss.

Opponent	H/A	Result	Scoreline
Danubio	N	2–1	S. Rodríguez 36',  Fernández 60',  S. García 77'
Racing	A	4–1	Blanes 36',  Fernández 57',  Domínguez 60',  Medina 90',  90+4'
Defensor Sporting	A	2–1	Pintos 66',  Coates 68',  Biscayzacú 86'
Nacional (Paraguay)	H	3–1	Núñez 9',  Arismendi 29',  Coates 80',  Lodeiro 90+1'

Biggest winning margin

#	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition
1	Racing	A	4–1	Primera División
2	Nacional (Paraguay)	A	3–0	Copa Libertadores
2	River Plate (Argentina)	H	3–0	Copa Libertadores
2	Defensor Sporting	N	3–0	Primera División
5	Rampla Juniors	A	3–1	Primera División
5	Nacional (Paraguay)	H	3–1	Primera División
6	Tacuarembó	A	2–0	Primera División
6	Racing	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Rampla Juniors	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Villa Española	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Bella Vista	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Danubio	H	2–0	Primera División

Team statistics

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 2 August 2009.

1'–15'	16'–30'	31'–HT	46'–60'	61'–75'	76'–FT
9	13	10	10	15	26

Honours

Team

Torneo Apertura

• Winners: 2008

Primera División Uruguaya

• Winners: 2008–09

Individuals

Name	Number	Country	Award
Mauricio Victorino	4	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Fan's Best Player of the year
Nicola Pérez	12	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Nicolas Lodeiro	14	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Adrián Romero	15	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Defender of the year
Sebastián Coates	19	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Revelation of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Santiago García	20	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Forward of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Oscar Javier Morales	21	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Midfielder of the year
Maximiliano Calzada	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Mauricio Pereyra	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Facundo Píriz	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Ricardo Alarcón	—	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Chairman of the year
Javier Carballo	—	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Team Fitnes Coach of the year

See also

• Club Nacional de Football

External links

• Club Nacional de Football official web site