Match Report
In the standings it was Nacional 3rd on 8 points, Santos 1st on 10 — separated by 2. Nacional had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Nacional were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1, Santos 1 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Nacional, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estadio Gran Parque Central staged the fixture, a ground that holds 37,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nacional: Leandro Barcia (58')
Key stats
Possession: Nacional 53% · Santos 47% · Total shots: 13-3 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 7-2