Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Nacional 2nd with 13, Defensor Sporting 7th with 6. Defensor Sporting had been under-performing their position — 33rd on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Nacional 1.14 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Defensor Sporting 0.86 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.18.
8 meetings are on record — 3 won by Nacional, 2 by Defensor Sporting, 3 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Estadio Gran Parque Central staged the fixture, a ground that holds 37,000. E. Ostojich officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 4.5 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Defensor Sporting led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Nacional: Maxi Gómez (89'), Maxi Gómez (90'), Francisco Calvo (90') · Defensor Sporting: Germán Barrios (27'), Nicolás Medina (72')
Key stats
Possession: Nacional 50% · Defensor Sporting 50% · Total shots: 11-3 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 13-2