2008-09 Club Nacional de Football season

2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Nacional

2008–09 season
Chairman	Ricardo Alarcón
Manager	Gerardo Pelusso (until July 15, 2009) Luis González
Primera Division	Winners (42nd title)
Torneo Apertura	1st (8th title)
Torneo Clausura	6th
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores	6th
Copa Libertadores	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Santiago García (10 goals) All: Santiago García (13 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad

As of August 2, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Leonardo Burián 2 DF Alejandro Rodríguez 3 DF Federico Domínguez 4 DF Mauricio Victorino (vice-captain) 5 DF Martín Rodríguez 6 DF Matías Rodríguez 7 DF 8 MF Diego Arismendi 9 FW Alexander Medina 10 MF Ángel Morales 11 FW Sergio Blanco 12 GK 13 FW Martín Cauteruccio 14 MF Nicolás Lodeiro 15 DF Adrián Romero 16 FW Marcos Mondaini 17 MF Roberto Brum 18 DF Pablo Caballero 19 DF Sebastián Coates 20 FW Santiago García 21 MF Oscar Javier Morales (captain) 22 MF Álvaro Fernández

No. Position Player 23 FW 24 FW Gustavo Biscayzacú 25 GK Rodrigo Muñoz — GK — GK — DF — DF — DF Gerardo Acosta — DF Gastón Filgueira — DF — DF — DF — DF — MF — MF — MF — MF Mauricio Pereyra — MF — MF — FW — FW — FW

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 3 DF Federico Domínguez (from Apollon Limassol) 5 DF Martín Rodríguez (from Banfield) 6 DF Matías Rodríguez (from LASK Linz) 9 FW Alexander Medina (from Racing Ferrol) 10 MF Ángel Morales (from Olimpo) 16 FW Marcos Mondaini (from Boca Juniors) 22 MF Álvaro Fernández (from Puebla) 23 MF (from Defensor Sporting) 24 FW Gustavo Biscayzacú (from Colo-Colo) 25 GK Rodrigo Muñoz (from Cerro) — DF Gastón Filgueira (from Arsenal) — DF Walter García (from Rubin Kazan) — DF (from Saprissa)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Alexis Viera (to América de Cali) 2 DF Deivis Barone (to Colón) 3 DF Pablo Melo (to Cerro) 7 FW Diego Perrone (to Danubio) 9 FW Bruno Fornaroli (to Sampdoria) 10 MF Martín Ligüera (to Olimpia) 13 MF Mathías Cardacio (to Milan) 15 MF Nicolás Bertolo (to Banfield) 20 FW Richard Morales (to Grêmio) 24 FW Diego Vera (to Defensor Sporting) — DF Walter García (to New York Red Bulls)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on August 2, 2009.

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		Primera División Uruguaya		Liguilla Pre-Libertadores		Copa Libertadores
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Leonardo Burián	19	-28	12+1	-18	5+0	-10	1+0	0
2		DF	Alejandro Rodríguez	6	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
3		DF	Federico Domínguez	18	4	9+0	3	0+0	0	8+1	1
4		DF	Mauricio Victorino	29	5	20+1	4	0+0	0	8+0	1
5		DF	Martín Rodríguez	12	1	4+3	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
6		DF	Matías Rodríguez	37	0	28+0	0	0+1	0	8+0	0
7		DF	13	0	5+3	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
8		MF	Diego Arismendi	41	1	28+3	0	0+0	0	9+1	1
9		FW	Alexander Medina	32	7	14+10	6	0+0	0	8+0	1
10		MF	Ángel Morales	37	1	8+22	1	0+0	0	2+5	0
11		FW	Sergio Blanco	29	8	12+7	5	4+1	3	0+5	0
13		FW	Martín Cauteruccio	6	0	3+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
14		MF	Nicolás Lodeiro	35	8	23+2	4	0+0	0	8+2	4
15		DF	Adrián Romero	34	3	21+3	3	0+0	0	10+0	0
16		FW	Marcos Mondaini	16	3	7+2	1	0+0	0	6+1	2
17		MF	Roberto Brum	30	2	17+9	2	0+0	0	2+2	0
18		DF	Pablo Caballero	18	1	9+3	1	4+0	0	1+1	0
19		DF	Sebastián Coates	20	4	11+0	3	4+0	0	5+0	1
20		FW	Santiago García	42	13	24+6	10	4+0	2	2+6	1
21		MF	Oscar Javier Morales	36	1	24+3	1	0+0	0	9+0	0
22		MF	Álvaro Fernández	26	8	14+2	6	1+0	0	8+1	2
23		MF	9	2	3+4	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
24		FW	Gustavo Biscayzacú	17	8	6+6	8	2+0	0	3+0	0
25		GK	Rodrigo Muñoz	25	-25	16+0	-18	0+0	0	9+0	-7
—		GK	Alexis Viera*	8	-3	8+0	-3	0+0	0	0+0	0
—		DF	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
—		DF	Gastón Filgueira	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
—		DF	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
—		DF	Pablo Melo*	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—		MF	6	0	0+1	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
—		MF	Martín Ligüera*	12	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—		MF	5	0	1+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
—		MF	Mauricio Pereyra	13	0	3+1	0	5+0	0	0+4	0
—		MF	10	0	2+4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
—		FW	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—		FW	3	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
—		FW	Diego Vera*	9	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Note

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Note

Captains

Penalties Awarded

International players

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.

14 October 2008

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Diego Arismendi	Bolivia	90	0

20 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20		Bolivia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Bolivia U-20	71	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Bolivia U-20	90	2
URU U-20		Bolivia U-20	66	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Bolivia U-20	24	0

22 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20		Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20		Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Chile U-20	90	1
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Chile U-20	32	0

24 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20		Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Paraguay U-20	90	1
URU U-20		Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	75	1
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	15	0

28 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20		Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	29	0

31 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20		Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20		Brazil U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Brazil U-20	62	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	28	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Brazil U-20	28	0

2 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20		Colombia U-20	20	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20		Colombia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Colombia U-20	74	0

4 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Argentina U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Argentina U-20	90	0
URU U-20		Argentina U-20	68	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Argentina U-20	25	0

6 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20		Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	45	1

8 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20		Venezuela U-20	56	0
URU U-20		Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Venezuela U-20	69	1

2 April 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Chile	60	0

6 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Brazil	25	0

11 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Venezuela	45	0

Starting 11

Last updated: 2 Aug 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Overall

Last updated: August 2
Source: Nacional

Club

Coaching staff

Other information

Team Kit

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

Home

Away

Third kit

Friendlies

2008-08-16 15:30 (UTC-3)		0 – 7	Nacional	, Florida Attendance: 4,000
		Report	Blanco 6', 9', 25' Cauteruccio 32' Victorino 57' 77' 83'

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2008-10-10 9:30 (UTC-3)	Nacional	3 – 2	Racing	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
	Medina 34' Vera 43' Cauteruccio 69'	Report	Quiñones 48', 85' (pen.)

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2009-01-15 10:00 (UTC-3)		3 – 1	Nacional	, Colonia Attendance: 2,000
	15', 72', 84'	Report	Victorino 34'

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2009-01-25 18:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuary	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance: 19,000
	86'	Report

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2009-03-25 18:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	4 – 2	Rentistas	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
	18', 52' Cauteruccio 43' Biscayzacú 68'	Report	31' (pen.), 75'

Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals

Final

Primera División Uruguaya

Apertura's table

Updated to games played on February 7, 2009
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. Peñarol was deducted three points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

2008-08-23 15:30 (UTC-3)	Juventud	0 – 1	Nacional	Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Héctor Martínez
	10', 36' 27' 29' 80'	Report	Romero 47' Arismendi 49' Matías Rodríguez 75' 90'

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2008-09-13 15:30 (UTC-3)	Tacuarembó	0 – 2	Nacional	Estadio Ingeniero Raùl Goyenola, Tacuarembó Referee: Jorge Larrionda
		Report	Brum 44' 83' Filgueira 58' Caballero 90+2'

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2008-09-27 15:30 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 0	Racing	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera
	S. García 8', 72' Melo 22' Arismendi 33'	Report	Balsas 24' 29' 44', 64' 78'

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2008-09-27 15:30 (UTC-3)	Cerro Largo	2 – 3	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Heber Rodríguez
	20', 67' 54' 55' 82', 90'	Report	A. Morales 5' 86' Filgueira 10' Lodeiro 25' Romero 28' Vera 84' Brum 90'

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2008-10-05 16:30 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 2	Defensor Sporting	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Martín Vázquez
	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' 66'

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2008-10-18 16:30 (UTC-3)	Montevideo Wanderers	0 – 1	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Jorge Larrionda
	40' Quagliotti 54', 90' 88'	Report	Lodeiro 17' M. Rodríguez 39' Brum 39' Melo 86'

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2008-10-26 16:30 (UTC-3)	Bella Vista	0 – 1	Nacional	Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera
	4' 13' 37' 42'	Report	Melo 28' Filgueira 52' Arismendi 67' S. García 72' O. Morales 73'

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2008-11-01 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	1 – 2	Liverpool	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Gustavo Siegler
	Filgueira 17' Lodeiro 41' Melo 76' S. García 76' (pen.)	Report	Aranda 12' 42' 47' 52' 68' Alfaro 70'

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2008-11-08 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 0	Rampla Juniors	Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco
	O. Morales 17' Medina 42' 42' Viera 85'	Report	45' 57' 75' 75'

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2008-11-16 17:00 (UTC-3)	Danubio	1 – 0	Nacional	Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo Referee: Jorge Larrionda
	Malrrechaufe 20' Ferro 49' J. García 50' Amarilla 89'	Report	Medina 48' S. García 67' Arismendi 70' Romero 90+3'

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2008-12-03 19:10 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 0	Villa Española	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Martín Vázquez
	Ligüera 19' Blanco 22' 45' Melo 52' S. García 54' Arismendi 59' Brum 89'	Report	14' 70' 86'

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2008-12-06 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	3 – 3	Cerro	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera
	Medina 12' 64' Brum 45' Blanco 49' Arismendi 54' Melo 59' Ligüera 62' Victorino 87'	Report	35' Pallante 65' Muñoz 65' (pen.), 70' 76'

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2008-12-14 17:00 (UTC-3)	Peñarol	0 – 1	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda
	Bueno 4' Mozzo 5' 41' Alcoba 70'	Report	Matías Rodríguez 28' Ligüera 55' Melo 64' S. García 67' 72' Blanco 72' (pen.) Arismendi 88'

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2008-12-17 19:30 (UTC-3)	Nacional	0 – 2	River Plate	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco
	Burián 8' Filgueira 40' O. Morales 42' Melo 71' Brum 85'	Report	34' 40' J. Rodríguez 49' Ortíz 87' Nicolay 90+2'

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2009-02-07 17:00 (UTC-3)	Central Español	1 – 2	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Juan Cardellino
	6', 23' 52' 57', 67' 65'	Report	Blanco 25' (pen.) Álvaro Fernández 37'

Final

2009-02-15 19:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 1	Danubio	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda
	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'

Clausura's table

Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.

Updated to games played on June 18, 2009
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

2009-02-22 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 2	Juventud	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Javier Bentancur
	Álvaro Fernández 22' Medina 87'	Report	28' 43' 48' 53' 66' 72' 84' González 85'

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2009-03-08 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuarembó	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Fernando Falce
	Domínguez 21' O. Morales 62' Matías Rodríguez 77'	Report	37' 57', 90' 64'

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2009-03-14 17:00 (UTC-3)	Racing	1 – 4	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Jorge Larrionda
	27' 36'	Report	Victorino 55' Fernández 57' Domínguez 60' Medina 90', 90+4' Matías Rodríguez 90+2'

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2009-03-22 16:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 2	Cerro Largo	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Robert Tabeira
	Arismendi 80' Domínguez 85' (pen.) Victorino 90+4'	Report	12' 89' 41' 56'

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2009-03-22 17:00 (UTC-3)	Defensor Sporting	3 – 2	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco
	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'

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2009-04-12 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 2	Montevideo Wanderers	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera
	46' Mondaini 70' M. Pereyra 71' O. Morales 84' Brum 90'	Report	Peña 23' 30' Charquero 34', 45' 43' Tellechea 63' Palau 66'

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2009-04-18 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 0	Bella Vista	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk
	Matías Rodríguez 30' S. García 32', 89' Brum 68'	Report	57' Alvez 81'

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2009-04-26 17:00 (UTC-3)	Liverpool	1 – 1	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Fredy De Seja
	13' Figueroa 33' Correa 61' Vázquez 56' Tejera 66'	Report	Victorino 37' Brum 56' Coates 60'

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2009-05-03 17:00 (UTC-3)	Rampla Juniors	1 – 3	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Juan Cardellino
	33' 44' 56' 87'	Report	13' S. García 20' Biscayzacú 67' Lodeiro 77'

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2009-05-09 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 0	Danubio	Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Luis Larrañaga
	Matías Rodríguez 8' Biscayzacú 15', 53' O. Morales 22' Romero 55'	Report	J. García 34' 52' Ferro 62' Delgado 65' R. Rodríguez 75' Amarilla 81'

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2009-05-17 17:00 (UTC-3)	Cerro	2 – 2	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Gustavo Siegler
	33' 33' Melo 52' 74' Pallante 78' (pen.)	Report	Biscayzacú 3' Arismendi 28' Brum 45' Victorino 53' Martín Rodríguez 75', 77'

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2009-05-24 16:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	3 – 2	Peñarol	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Roberto Silvera
	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'

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2009-05-31 17:00 (UTC-3)	River Plate	2 – 1	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco
	Ezquerra 29' 62' Córdoba 77' 88'	Report	S. García 38' Brum 50' Martín Rodríguez 65' Blanco 90+2'

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2009-06-13 16:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	0 – 3	Central Español	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Marcelo López
	36' 43' 47' Caballero 69'	Report	Gutiérrez 19' Coelho 35' 44' 50' 47' 79'

Aggregate table

Updated to games played on June 18, 2009
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1. Peñarol was deducted three points in the Apertura.
2. Villa Española was relegated to for financial reason after the Apertura tournament.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Last updated: 2009-06-18.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Relegation table

As of June 18, 2009.

Semi-finals

First leg

2009-06-21 17:00 (UTC-3)	Defensor Sporting	1 – 1	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez
	de Souza 24' 27' Díaz 28'	Report	Matías Rodríguez 10', 60' Lodeiro 18' 21' Domínguez 38' O. Morales 45' Medina 53' Arismendi 84'

Second leg

2009-07-05 17:00 (UTC-3)	Nacional	1 – 1	Defensor Sporting	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Darío Ubriaco
	Romero 24' Arismendi 48' O. Morales 65' Lodeiro 70', 75' Medina 85' Victorino 90'	Report	Vera 37' 44' Marchant 41' Navarro 70'

Third leg

2009-07-08 21:10 (UTC-3)	Defensor Sporting	0 – 3	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Roberto Silvera
	Díaz 16' Pintos 38' de Souza 61' 85'	Report	Medina 23' S. García 32' (pen.) 63' Caballero 40' Coates 74' Fernández 77'

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final

First leg

2009-07-12 17:00 (UTC-3)	Defensor Sporting	1 – 2	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez
	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

2009-07-15 21:10 (UTC-3)	Nacional	2 – 1	Defensor Sporting	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda
	Victorino 27' Fernández 32' Lodeiro 86' 86'	Report	34' Navarro 59' Amado 64' 78'

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores

Group stage

Round of 16

First leg

	Nacional	–	San Luis

Second leg

	San Luis	–	Nacional

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

Quarterfinals

First leg

2009-05-28 22:00 (UTC-3)	Palmeiras	1 – 1	Nacional	Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo Attendance: 24,737 Referee: Carlos Torres
	Armero 18' Diego Souza 55' Obina 61' Pierre 85'	Report	O. Morales 42' S. García 80' Fernández 90+1' Brum 90+4'

Second leg

2009-06-17 19:20 (UTC-3)	Nacional	0 – 0	Palmeiras	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 46,269 Referee: Carlos Vera
	Medina 45' Lodeiro 69' O. Morales 90'	Report	Diego Souza 72'

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

Semi-finals

First leg

2009-06-28 19:30 (UTC-3)	Estudiantes	1 – 0	Nacional	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: René Ortubé
	Galván 14' Benítez 47'	Report	Romero 39' Arismendi 61' Matías Rodríguez 69'

Second leg

2009-07-01 21:15 (UTC-3)	Nacional	1 – 2	Estudiantes	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 46,983 Referee: Carlos Torres
	Medina 17' 75' Matías Rodríguez 57' Arismendi 88'	Report	E. Pérez 9' Boselli 52', 90+1' 52' Sánchez 64' Braña 71' Andújar 84'

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Updated to games played on August 2, 2009
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd playoff (if needed).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

2009-07-19 15:10 (UTC-3)	Cerro	3 – 1	Nacional	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera
	Pallante 29' Dadomo 40' Núñez 57' Boghossian 64' Melo 90+3'	Report	16' 30' 37' Coates 67' Blanco 85'

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2009-07-23 20:10 (UTC-3)	Racing	3 – 2	Nacional	Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo Referee: Fernando Falce
	21' 38' 63' Balsas 78'	Report	Blanco 15' Martín Rodríguez 34' 48' 61' A. Rodríguez 64' Blanco 75' M. Pereyra 67' Caballero 88'

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2009-07-26 17:10 (UTC-3)	River Plate	4 – 2	Nacional	Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo Referee: Oscar Rojas
	19' J. Rodríguez 22' 66' Montelongo 40', 90' (pen.) 45' 85'	Report	5' S. García 12', 20' A. Rodríguez 16' Coates 69' Blanco 62' 78' Martín Rodríguez 84'

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2009-07-29 15:10 (UTC-3)	Nacional	0 – 0	Defensor Sporting	Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo Referee: Luis Larrañaga
	32' 32' Caballero 40' Martín Rodríguez 66' A. Rodríguez 83'	Report	Ariosa 10' Curbelo 16', 76' 48' Díaz 80'

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2009-08-02 15:00 (UTC-3)	Liverpool	2 – 3	Nacional	Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo Referee: Fernando Falce
	81' Alfaro 89'	Report	Caballero 45' Burián 45+1' Macchi 61' (o.g.) S. García 74', 80'

Records

Doubles achieved

Comeback

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.

Biggest winning margin

Team statistics

Goal minutes

Updated to games played on 2 August 2009.

Honours

Team

Torneo Apertura

Primera División Uruguaya

Individuals

See also

External links

• Club Nacional de Football official web site

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