Match Report
10 points for Liverpool (1st), 13 for Nacional (2nd): a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Nacional no better than 23rd for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Liverpool 2.5 scored and 0.25 conceded per game, Nacional 1.14 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.16.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 0 Liverpool wins, 3 for Nacional, 4 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
The venue was Estadio Centenario, with room for 39,494 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Liverpool: Rubén Bentancourt (28') · Nacional: Maxi Gómez (21'), Maxi Gómez (56'), Tomás Verón Lupi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Liverpool 49% · Nacional 51% · Total shots: 6-6 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 1-3