2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Nacional
2008–09 season
ChairmanUruguay Ricardo Alarcón
ManagerUruguay Gerardo Pelusso
(until July 15, 2009)
Uruguay Luis González
Primera DivisionWinners (42nd title)
Torneo Apertura1st (8th title)
Torneo Clausura6th
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores6th
Copa LibertadoresSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Uruguay Santiago García
(10 goals)

All:
Uruguay Santiago García
(13 goals)

Squad

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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

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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)

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

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Appearances and goals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Starting 11

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Overall

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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

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Coaching staff

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

Nacional  1 – 0  Tacuary
Cazulo   86' Report

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

Copa Bimbo

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Semi-finals

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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'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Darío Ubríaco  

Final

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

Primera División Uruguaya

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Apertura's table

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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

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Juventud0 – 1Nacional
Planchón   10'   36'
Velázquez   27'
Peirano   29'
Bueno   80'
Report Romero   47'
Arismendi   49'
Matías Rodríguez   75'
D. Rodríguez   90'
Referee: Héctor Martínez


Nacional2 – 0Racing
S. García   8', 72'
Melo   22'
Arismendi   33'
Report Balsas   24'
J. Rodríguez   29'
Díaz   44'   64'
Ostolaza   78'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Cerro Largo2 – 3Nacional
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'
Referee: Heber Rodríguez

Nacional2 – 2Defensor 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'

Montevideo Wanderers0 – 1Nacional
González   40'
Quagliotti   54'   90'
Laserda   88'
Report Lodeiro   17'
M. Rodríguez   39'
Brum   39'
Melo   86'

Bella Vista0 – 1Nacional
Secco   4'
Camacho   13'
Rubén Fernández   37'
Reyes   42'
Report Melo   28'
Filgueira   52'
Arismendi   67'
S. García   72'
O. Morales   73'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional1 – 2Liverpool
Filgueira   17'
Lodeiro   41'
Melo   76'
S. García   76' (pen.)
Report Aranda   12'
Varela   42'
Rueli   47'
Lalinde   52'
Castro   68'
Alfaro   70'
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

Nacional2 – 0Rampla Juniors
O. Morales   17'
Medina   42'   42'
Viera   85'
Report Ferreira   45'
Perujo   57'
Merlo   75'
Rosa   75'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Danubio1 – 0Nacional
Malrrechaufe   20'
Ferro   49'
J. García   50'
Amarilla   89'
Report Medina   48'
S. García   67'
Arismendi   70'
Romero   90+3'

Nacional2 – 0Villa Española
Ligüera   19'
Blanco   22'
Cazulo   45'
Melo   52'
S. García   54'
Arismendi   59'
Brum   89'
Report M. Novick   14'
Figueredo   70'
Cassaman   86'

Nacional3 – 3Cerro
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'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Peñarol0 – 1Nacional
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'
Attendance: 40,000

Nacional0 – 2River Plate
Burián   8'
Filgueira   40'
O. Morales   42'
Melo   71'
Brum   85'
Report Giménez   34'   40'
J. Rodríguez   49'
Ortíz   87'
Nicolay   90+2'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Central Español1 – 2Nacional
Lemos   6'   23'
Daluz   52'
Andrés Fernández   57'   67'
Semperena   65'
Report Blanco   25' (pen.)
Álvaro Fernández   37'
Referee: Juan Cardellino

Final

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Nacional2 – 1Danubio
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'
Attendance: 40,000

Clausura's table

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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

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Nacional2 – 2Juventud
Álvaro Fernández   22'
Medina   87'
Report Pizzichillo   28'
Peirano   43'
Britos   48'   53'
Antonio Fernández   66'   72'
Ramírez   84'
González   85'
Referee: Javier Bentancur

Nacional1 – 0Tacuarembó
Domínguez   21'
O. Morales   62'
Matías Rodríguez   77'
Report Pozzi   37'
Da Rosa   57'   90'
Silva   64'

Racing1 – 4Nacional
Ostolaza   27'
Blanes   36'
Report Victorino   55'
Fernández   57'
Domínguez   60'
Medina   90', 90+4'
Matías Rodríguez   90+2'

Nacional2 – 2Cerro Largo
Arismendi   80'
Domínguez   85' (pen.)
Victorino   90+4'
Report Olivera   12'   89'
L. Rodríguez   41'
Rivero   56'
Referee: Robert Tabeira

Defensor Sporting3 – 2Nacional
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'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Nacional2 – 2Montevideo 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'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional2 – 0Bella Vista
Matías Rodríguez   30'
S. García   32', 89'
Brum   68'
Report Martuciello   57'
Alvez   81'
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

Liverpool1 – 1Nacional
Rodales   13'
Figueroa   33'
Correa   61'
Vázquez   56'
Tejera   66'
Report Victorino   37'
Brum   56'
Coates   60'
Referee: Fredy De Seja

Rampla Juniors1 – 3Nacional
Rosa   33'
Bonjour   44'
Alonso   56'   87'
Report Arismendi   13'
S. García   20'
Biscayzacú   67'
Lodeiro   77'
Referee: Juan Cardellino

Nacional2 – 0Danubio
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'
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

Cerro2 – 2Nacional
Pablo Caballero   33'   33'
Melo   52'
Cabrera   74'
Pallante   78' (pen.)
Report Biscayzacú   3'
Arismendi   28'
Brum   45'
Victorino   53'
Martín Rodríguez   75'   77'
Referee: Gustavo Siegler

Nacional3 – 2Peñarol
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'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

River Plate2 – 1Nacional
Ezquerra   29'
Giménez   62'
Córdoba   77'
Rizzoto   88'
Report S. García   38'
Brum   50'
Martín Rodríguez   65'
Blanco   90+2'
Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Nacional0 – 3Central Español
Píriz   36'
Abero   43'
Cazulo   47'
Caballero   69'
Report Gutiérrez   19'
Coelho   35'
Firpo   44'
S. Pérez   50'
Duran   47'
Da Luz   79'
Referee: Marcelo López

Aggregate table

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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.

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWDWWLWLWDWLWDWWDLDWDWWDWLL
Position25421111121212232222443222222
Updated to match(es) played on 2009-06-18. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation table

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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

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First leg

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Defensor Sporting1 – 1Nacional
de Souza   24'
Risso   27'
Díaz   28'
Report Matías Rodríguez   10'   60'
Lodeiro   18'   21'
Domínguez   38'
O. Morales   45'
Medina   53'
Arismendi   84'

Second leg

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Nacional1 – 1Defensor Sporting
Romero   24'
Arismendi   48'
O. Morales   65'
Lodeiro   70'   75'
Medina   85'
Victorino   90'
Report Vera   37'   44'
Marchant   41'
Navarro   70'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Third leg

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Defensor Sporting0 – 3Nacional
Díaz   16'
Pintos   38'
de Souza   61'
Vila   85'
Report Medina   23'
S. García   32' (pen.)   63'
Caballero   40'
Coates   74'
Fernández   77'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final

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First leg

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Defensor Sporting1 – 2Nacional
Silva   45'
Curbelo   55'
Amado   59'
Pintos   66'
Gaglianone   85'
Report Fernández   20'
Medina   45'
Coates   49'   78'
Biscayzacú   86'
O. Morales   90'

Second leg

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Nacional2 – 1Defensor Sporting
Victorino   27'
Fernández   32'
Lodeiro   86'   86'
Report Herrera   34'
Navarro   59'
Amado   64'
F. Rodríguez   78'
Attendance: 40,000

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores

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Group stage

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

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

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'
Attendance: 47,571

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


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

Round of 16

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First leg

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Second leg

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

Quarterfinals

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First leg

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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'

Second leg

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Nacional  0 – 0  Palmeiras
Medina   45'
Lodeiro   69'
O. Morales   90'
Report Diego Souza   72'
Attendance: 46,269
Referee: Carlos Vera  

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

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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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'
Attendance: 46,983
Referee: Carlos Torres  

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

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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)

Matches

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Cerro3 – 1Nacional
Pallante   29'
Dadomo   40'
Núñez   57'
Boghossian   64'
Melo   90+3'
Report Calzada   16'
M. Pereyra   30'
Píriz   37'
Coates   67'
Blanco   85'
Referee: Roberto Silvera

Racing3 – 2Nacional
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'
Referee: Fernando Falce

River Plate4 – 2Nacional
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'
Referee: Oscar Rojas

Nacional0 – 0Defensor Sporting
Calzada   32'
Cazulo   32'
Caballero   40'
Martín Rodríguez   66'
A. Rodríguez   83'
Report Ariosa   10'
Curbelo   16'   76'
Risso   48'
Díaz   80'
Referee: Luis Larrañaga

Liverpool2 – 3Nacional
Lalinde   81'
Alfaro   89'
Report Caballero   45'
Burián   45+1'
Macchi   61' (o.g.)
S. García   74', 80'
Referee: Fernando Falce

Records

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Doubles achieved

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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

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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

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# 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

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Goal minutes

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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

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Team

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Torneo Apertura

Primera División Uruguaya

Individuals

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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

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