2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

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

Squad

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

In

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)

Out

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

Appearances and goals
Last updated on August 2, 2009.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPrimera División UruguayaLiguilla Pre-LibertadoresCopa Libertadores
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Leonardo Burián 19-2812+1-185+0-101+00
2 DF Alejandro Rodríguez 601+005+000+00
3 DF Federico Domínguez 1849+030+008+11
4 DF Mauricio Victorino 29520+140+008+01
5 DF Martín Rodríguez 1214+304+011+00
6 DF Matías Rodríguez 37028+000+108+00
7 DF Diego Rodríguez 1305+301+301+00
8 MF Diego Arismendi 41128+300+009+11
9 FW Alexander Medina 32714+1060+008+01
10 MF Ángel Morales 3718+2210+002+50
11 FW Sergio Blanco 29812+754+130+50
13 FW Martín Cauteruccio 603+001+200+00
14 MF Nicolás Lodeiro 35823+240+008+24
15 DF Adrián Romero 34321+330+0010+00
16 FW Marcos Mondaini 1637+210+006+12
17 MF Roberto Brum 30217+920+002+20
18 DF Pablo Caballero 1819+314+001+10
19 DF Sebastián Coates 20411+034+005+01
20 FW Santiago García 421324+6104+022+61
21 MF Oscar Javier Morales 36124+310+009+00
22 MF Álvaro Fernández 26814+261+008+12
23 MF Jorge Cazulo 923+412+010+00
24 FW Gustavo Biscayzacú 1786+682+003+00
25 GK Rodrigo Muñoz 25-2516+0-180+009+0-7
— GK Alexis Viera* 8-38+0-30+000+00
— DF Mathías Abero 201+001+000+00
— DF Gastón Filgueira 14114+010+000+00
— DF Martín Galain 705+000+001+10
— DF Pablo Melo* 13012+100+000+00
— MF Maximiliano Calzada 600+105+000+00
— MF Martín Ligüera* 12010+200+000+00
— MF Luis Oyarbide 501+100+300+00
— MF Mauricio Pereyra 1303+105+000+40
— MF Facundo Píriz 1002+403+100+00
— FW Álvaro Apolito 200+200+000+00
— FW Bryan Machado 300+001+200+00
— FW Diego Vera* 904+500+000+00

Note

  • * = Players who left the club mid-season

Top scorers

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
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
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
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

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 Nicola Pérez 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 Facundo Píriz 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 Nicola Pérez Chile U-20 90 0
URU U-20 Mauricio Pereyra Chile U-20 90 0
URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada 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 Nicola Pérez 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 Maximiliano Calzada 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 Facundo Píriz 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 Nicola Pérez Brazil U-20 90 0
URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada 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 Nicola Pérez 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 Maximiliano Calzada 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 Maximiliano Calzada 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 Facundo Píriz 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 Facundo Píriz Venezuela U-20 56 0
URU U-20 Maximiliano Calzada 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

Overall
Games played50 (35 Primera División Uruguaya, 5 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 10 Copa Libertadores)
Games won25 (20 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games drawn14 (9 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games lost11 (6 Primera División Uruguaya, 3 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2 Copa Libertadores)
Goals scored83
Goals conceded58
Goal difference+25
Yellow cards115
Red cards15
Worst discipline Santiago García (6 , 3 )
Best result3-0 (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 result0-3 (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

Coaching staff

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: 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Other information

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

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

Home
Away
Third kit

Friendlies
Florida 0 – 7 Nacional
Report Blanco  6', 9', 25'
Cauteruccio  32'
Victorino  57'
Lujan  77'
D. Rodríguez  83'
Estadio Campeones Olímpicos, Florida
Attendance: 4,000
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'
Attendance: 2,000
Nacional 1 – 0 Tacuary
Cazulo  86' Report
Attendance: 19,000
Nacional 4 – 2 Rentistas
Oyarbide  18', 52'
Cauteruccio  43'
Biscayzacú  68'		 Report Sandoval  31' (pen.), 75'

Copa Bimbo
See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals
See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo § semi-finals
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
See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo § final
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
Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season

Apertura's table
Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season § Torneo Apertura
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Danubio 15 10 2 3 27 15 +12 32 Final Playoff
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
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
Tacuarembó0 – 2Nacional
Report Brum  44'  83'
Filgueira  58'
Caballero  90+2'
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
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
Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season § Torneo Clausura

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
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
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
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
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.

First leg
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'
Attendance: 15,000

Second leg
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
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.

First leg
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'
Attendance: 16,000

Second leg
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
Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores

Group stage
Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage § Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nacional 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14
Universidad San Martín 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
River Plate 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
Nacional 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
Source:
Nacional 2 – 1 Universidad San Martín
Domínguez  30'
Lodeiro  90+2'		 Report Arzuaga  39'  46'
Hinostroza  59'
Guizasola  74'
Ramos  79'
Attendance: 11,518
Referee: Carlos Chandía
Nacional 0 – 3 Nacional
Melgarejo  40' Report Fernández  9'  54'
Lodeiro  38'
Mondaini  64'
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba
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
Referee: Carlos Chandía
River Plate 0 – 0 Nacional
Ahumada  24'
Sánchez  34'		 Report O. Morales  38'
Medina  50'
Referee: Salvio Fagundes
Universidad San Martín 1 – 1 Nacional
Ludueña  88' Report S. García  28'
Mondaini  74'
O. Morales  79'
Referee: Carlos Simon
Nacional 3 – 1 Nacional
Arismendi  29'
Caballero  59'
Coates  80'  88'
Lodeiro  90+1'		 Report Núñez  9'
Riveros  32'
Miranda  38'  62'
Referee: René Ortubé

Round of 16
See also: 2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages § 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
See also: 2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages § Quarterfinals

First leg
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'
Attendance: 24,737
Referee: Carlos Torres

Second leg
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
See also: 2009 Copa Libertadores knockout stages § Semi-finals

First leg
Estudiantes 1 – 0 Nacional
Galván  14'
Benítez  47'		 Report Romero  39'
Arismendi  61'
Matías Rodríguez  69'
Referee: René Ortubé

Second leg
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
Main article: 2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season § Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
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 Playoff
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
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

Doubles achieved
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

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
# 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

Goal minutes

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

Team

Torneo Apertura

Primera División Uruguaya

Individuals
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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