Match Report
River Plate (1st, 16 pts) visited Nacional (2nd, 10 pts) with 6 points between them. On recent form Nacional sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Nacional were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.17, River Plate 2 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Nacional.
The venue was Estadio Gran Parque Central, with room for 37,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: River Plate led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Nacional: Gonzalo Carneiro (79'), Gonzalo Carneiro (78') · River Plate: Miguel Borja (8'), Facundo Colidio (30')
Key stats
Possession: Nacional 56% · River Plate 44% · Total shots: 24-13 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 12-2