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)
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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. 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 Diego Rodríguez 8 MF Diego Arismendi 9 FW Alexander Medina 10 MF Ángel Morales 11 FW Sergio Blanco 12 GK Nicola Pérez 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 Jorge Cazulo 24 FW Gustavo Biscayzacú 25 GK Rodrigo Muñoz — GK Oscar Castro — GK Martín Tejera — DF Mathías Abero — DF Maximiliano Acuña — DF Gerardo Acosta — DF Gastón Filgueira — DF Martín Galain — DF Santiago Pereyra — DF Sebastián Sellanes — DF Kendall Waston — MF Maximiliano Calzada — MF Thiago Magnone — MF Luis Oyarbide — MF Mauricio Pereyra — MF Facundo Píriz — MF Santiago Romero — FW Álvaro Apolito — FW Roberto Lujan — FW 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. 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 Jorge Cazulo (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 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. 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.	Pos	Nat	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		Diego Rodríguez	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		Jorge Cazulo	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		Mathías Abero	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		Martín Galain	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		Maximiliano Calzada	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		Luis Oyarbide	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		Facundo Píriz	10	0	2+4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
—	FW		Álvaro Apolito	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW		Bryan Machado	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

• * = 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

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MS	Notes
25	GK		Muñoz	25	Burián has 18 starts
4	CB		Victorino	28
19	CB		Coates	20
15	CB		Romero	31
21	DM		O. Morales	33	Brum has 19 starts
8	RW		Arismendi	37
6	LW		Matías Rodríguez	36	Domínguez has 17 starts
22	RW		Fernández	23	Caballero has 14 starts
14	AM		Lodeiro	31	A. Morales has 10 starts
20	FW		S. García	30	Mondaini has 13 starts
9	FW		Medina	22	Blanco has 16 starts Biscayzacú has 11 starts

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).

Muñoz

Coates

Victorino

Romero

O. Morales

Arismendi

Fernández

M. Rodríguez

Lodeiro

S. García

Medina

Overall

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

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)

Last updated: 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Team Kit

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

Home

Away

Third kit

Friendlies

Florida v Nacional

2008-08-16 15:30 (UTC-3)

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

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Nacional v Racing

2008-10-10 9:30 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

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Colonia v Nacional

2009-01-15 10:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici, Colonia Attendance: 2,000

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Nacional v Tacuary

2009-01-25 18:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuary
Cazulo  86'	Report

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance: 19,000

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Nacional v Rentistas

2009-03-25 18:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Copa Bimbo

See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo

Semi-finals

See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo § semi-finals

Nacional v Peñarol

2009-01-17 19:20 (UTC-3)

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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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Final

See also: 2009 Copa Bimbo § final

Nacional v Cruzeiro

2009-01-21 22:45 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera

Primera División Uruguaya

See also: Primera División Uruguaya 2008–09

Apertura's table

See also: Primera División Uruguaya 2008–09 § Torneo Apertura

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Danubio	15	10	2	3	27	15	+12	32
2	Nacional (C) (A)	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
6	Peñarol	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	0251
7	Cerro	15	6	5	4	20	12	+8	23
8	River Plate	15	5	5	5	17	17	0	20
9	Central Español	15	5	5	5	17	21	−4	20
10	Tacuarembó	15	5	2	8	15	20	−5	17
11	Bella Vista	15	5	2	8	13	22	−9	17
12	Montevideo Wanderers	15	4	2	9	17	18	−1	14
13	Rampla Juniors	15	3	5	7	16	24	−8	14
14	Villa Española	15	3	3	9	11	26	−15	12
15	Cerro Largo	15	1	6	8	13	25	−12	9
16	Juventud	15	2	2	11	9	26	−17	8

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 docked three points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

• The apertura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

Juventud v Nacional

2008-08-23 15:30 (UTC-3)

Juventud	0 – 1	Nacional
Planchón  10', 36' Velázquez  27' Peirano  29' Bueno  80'	Report	Romero  47' Arismendi  49' Matías Rodríguez  75' D. Rodríguez  90'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Héctor Martínez

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Tacuarembó v Nacional

2008-09-13 15:30 (UTC-3)

Tacuarembó	0 – 2	Nacional
	Report	Brum  44'  83' Filgueira  58' Caballero  90+2'

Estadio Ingeniero Raùl Goyenola, Tacuarembó Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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Nacional v Racing

2008-09-27 15:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Racing
S. García  8', 72' Melo  22' Arismendi  33'	Report	Balsas  24' J. Rodríguez  29' Díaz  44', 64' Ostolaza  78'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera

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Cerro Largo v Nacional

2008-09-27 15:30 (UTC-3)

Cerro Largo	2 – 3	Nacional
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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Heber Rodríguez

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Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2008-10-05 16:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Defensor 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'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Martín Vázquez

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Montevideo Wanderers v Nacional

2008-10-18 16:30 (UTC-3)

Montevideo Wanderers	0 – 1	Nacional
González  40' Quagliotti  54', 90' Laserda  88'	Report	Lodeiro  17' M. Rodríguez  39' Brum  39' Melo  86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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Bella Vista v Nacional

2008-10-26 16:30 (UTC-3)

Bella Vista	0 – 1	Nacional
Secco  4' Camacho  13' Rubén Fernández  37' Reyes  42'	Report	Melo  28' Filgueira  52' Arismendi  67' S. García  72' O. Morales  73'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera

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Nacional v Liverpool

2008-11-01 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 2	Liverpool
Filgueira  17' Lodeiro  41' Melo  76' S. García  76' (pen.)	Report	Aranda  12' Varela  42' Rueli  47' Lalinde  52' Castro  68' Alfaro  70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Gustavo Siegler

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Nacional v Rampla Juniors

2008-11-08 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Rampla Juniors
O. Morales  17' Medina  42'  42' Viera  85'	Report	Ferreira  45' Perujo  57' Merlo  75' Rosa  75'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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Danubio v Nacional

2008-11-16 17:00 (UTC-3)

Danubio	1 – 0	Nacional
Malrrechaufe  20' Ferro  49' J. García  50' Amarilla  89'	Report	Medina  48' S. García  67' Arismendi  70' Romero  90+3'

Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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Nacional v Villa Española

2008-12-03 19:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Villa Española
Ligüera  19' Blanco  22' Cazulo  45' Melo  52' S. García  54' Arismendi  59' Brum  89'	Report	M. Novick  14' Figueredo  70' Cassaman  86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Martín Vázquez

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Nacional v Cerro

2008-12-06 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 3	Cerro
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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera

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Peñarol v Nacional

2008-12-14 17:00 (UTC-3)

Peñarol	0 – 1	Nacional
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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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Nacional v River Plate

2008-12-17 19:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 2	River Plate
Burián  8' Filgueira  40' O. Morales  42' Melo  71' Brum  85'	Report	Giménez  34'  40' J. Rodríguez  49' Ortíz  87' Nicolay  90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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Central Español v Nacional

2009-02-07 17:00 (UTC-3)

Central Español	1 – 2	Nacional
Lemos  6', 23' Daluz  52' Andrés Fernández  57', 67' Semperena  65'	Report	Blanco  25' (pen.) Álvaro Fernández  37'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Juan Cardellino

Final

Nacional v Danubio

2009-02-15 19:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Danubio
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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Clausura's table

See also: Primera División Uruguaya 2008–09 § Torneo Clausura

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Defensor Sporting (C) (A)	14	11	1	2	29	15	+14	34
2	River Plate	14	9	3	2	32	17	+15	30
3	Cerro	14	9	2	3	30	13	+17	29
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
9	Cerro Largo	14	5	4	5	20	20	0	19
10	Danubio	14	4	3	7	20	24	−4	15
11	Central Español	14	3	3	8	16	24	−8	12
12	Tacuarembó	14	2	6	6	16	25	−9	12
13	Bella Vista	14	2	4	8	16	28	−12	10
14	Juventud	14	2	2	10	15	34	−19	8
15	Rampla Juniors	14	0	5	9	15	34	−19	5

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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

• The clausura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches

Nacional v Juventud

2009-02-22 17:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Javier Bentancur

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Nacional v Tacuarembó

2009-03-08 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuarembó
Domínguez  21' O. Morales  62' Matías Rodríguez  77'	Report	Pozzi  37' Da Rosa  57', 90' Silva  64'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Fernando Falce

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Racing v Nacional

2009-03-14 17:00 (UTC-3)

Racing	1 – 4	Nacional
Ostolaza  27' Blanes  36'	Report	Victorino  55' Fernández  57' Domínguez  60' Medina  90', 90+4' Matías Rodríguez  90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Jorge Larrionda

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Nacional v Cerro Largo

2009-03-22 16:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Robert Tabeira

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Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-03-22 17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	3 – 2	Nacional
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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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Nacional v Montevideo Wanderers

2009-04-12 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Montevideo 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'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera

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Nacional v Bella Vista

2009-04-18 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Bella Vista
Matías Rodríguez  30' S. García  32', 89' Brum  68'	Report	Martuciello  57' Alvez  81'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

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Liverpool v Nacional

2009-04-26 17:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	1 – 1	Nacional
Rodales  13' Figueroa  33' Correa  61' Vázquez  56' Tejera  66'	Report	Victorino  37' Brum  56' Coates  60'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Fredy De Seja

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Rampla Juniors v Nacional

2009-05-03 17:00 (UTC-3)

Rampla Juniors	1 – 3	Nacional
Rosa  33' Bonjour  44' Alonso  56'  87'	Report	Arismendi  13' S. García  20' Biscayzacú  67' Lodeiro  77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Juan Cardellino

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Nacional v Danubio

2009-05-09 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Danubio
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'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Referee: Luis Larrañaga

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Cerro v Nacional

2009-05-17 17:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Gustavo Siegler

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Nacional v Peñarol

2009-05-24 16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 2	Peñarol
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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Roberto Silvera

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River Plate v Nacional

2009-05-31 17:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Darío Ubríaco

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Nacional v Central Español

2009-06-13 16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 3	Central Español
Píriz  36' Abero  43' Cazulo  47' Caballero  69'	Report	Gutiérrez  19' Coelho  35' Firpo  44' S. Pérez  50' Duran  47' Da Luz  79'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Marcelo López

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Defensor Sporting	29	20	4	5	52	27	+25	64	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
2	Nacional	29	16	7	6	49	34	+15	55
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
6	Racing	29	13	11	5	46	31	+15	50
7	Peñarol	29	15	6	8	51	29	+22	0481
8	Danubio	29	14	5	10	47	39	+8	47
9	Montevideo Wanderers	29	10	5	14	42	42	0	35
10	Central Español	29	8	8	13	33	45	−12	32
11	Tacuarembó	29	7	8	14	31	45	−14	29
12	Cerro Largo	29	6	10	13	33	45	−12	28
13	Bella Vista	29	7	6	16	31	48	−17	27
14	Rampla Juniors	29	3	10	16	33	60	−27	19
15	Juventud	29	4	4	21	24	60	−36	16
16	Villa Española	15	3	3	9	11	26	−15	0122

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 docked three points in the Apertura.
2. Villa Española was relegated to Segunda División Amateur for financial reason after the Apertura tournament.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

• The aggregate's winners qualify to Primera División Uruguaya final
• The aggregate's top-six qualify to Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	2	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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.

Semi-finals

First leg

Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-06-21 17:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg

Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2009-07-05 17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Romero  24' Arismendi  48' O. Morales  65' Lodeiro  70', 75' Medina  85' Victorino  90'	Report	Vera  37'  44' Marchant  41' Navarro  70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Third leg

Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-07-08 21:10 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	0 – 3	Nacional
Díaz  16' Pintos  38' de Souza  61' Vila  85'	Report	Medina  23' S. García  32' (pen.)  63' Caballero  40' Coates  74' Fernández  77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final

First leg

Defensor Sporting v Nacional

2009-07-12 17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	1 – 2	Nacional
Silva  45' Curbelo  55' Amado  59' Pintos  66' Gaglianone  85'	Report	Fernández  20' Medina  45' Coates  49'  78' Biscayzacú  86' O. Morales  90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg

Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2009-07-15 21:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Victorino  27' Fernández  32' Lodeiro  86'  86'	Report	Herrera  34' Navarro  59' Amado  64' F. Rodríguez  78'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores

See also: Copa Libertadores 2009

Group stage

See also: 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

Nacional v Universidad San Martín

2009-02-12 19:00 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo Attendance: 11,518 Referee: Carlos Chandía

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Nacional v Nacional

2009-02-18 18:30 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

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Nacional v River Plate

2009-03-19 21:45 (UTC-3)

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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 47,571 Referee: Carlos Chandía

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River Plate v Nacional

2009-04-07 21:15 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires Referee: Salvio Fagundes

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Universidad San Martín v Nacional

2009-04-21 22:30 (UTC-3)

Universidad San Martín	1 – 1	Nacional
Ludueña  88'	Report	S. García  28' Mondaini  74' O. Morales  79'

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima Referee: Carlos Simon

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Nacional v Nacional

2009-04-30 21:30 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: René Ortubé

Round of 16

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

First leg

Nacional v San Luis

Nacional	–	San Luis

Second leg

San Luis v Nacional

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 v Nacional

2009-05-28 22:00 (UTC-3)

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'

Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo Attendance: 24,737 Referee: Carlos Torres

Second leg

Nacional v Palmeiras

2009-06-17 19:20 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Palmeiras
Medina  45' Lodeiro  69' O. Morales  90'	Report	Diego Souza  72'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 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 v Nacional

2009-06-28 19:30 (UTC-3)

Estudiantes	1 – 0	Nacional
Galván  14' Benítez  47'	Report	Romero  39' Arismendi  61' Matías Rodríguez  69'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: René Ortubé

Second leg

Nacional v Estudiantes

2009-07-01 21:15 (UTC-3)

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'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 46,983 Referee: Carlos Torres

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

See also: Primera División Uruguaya 2008–09 § Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cerro (Q)	5	4	0	1	12	6	+6	12	2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2	Racing (Q)	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	10	2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3	River Plate (Q)	5	2	0	3	7	11	−4	6	2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
4	Liverpool (O) (Q)	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	5
5	Defensor Sporting	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	5
6	Nacional	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4

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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

• The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' champion qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 group stage
• The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' runners-up qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 preliminary round
• The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' third and fourth place qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage
• If Nacional finish in the top-four qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage

Matches

Cerro v Nacional

2009-07-19 15:10 (UTC-3)

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

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Roberto Silvera

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Racing v Nacional

2009-07-23 20:10 (UTC-3)

Racing	3 – 2	Nacional
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'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo Referee: Fernando Falce

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River Plate v Nacional

2009-07-26 17:10 (UTC-3)

River Plate	4 – 2	Nacional
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'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo Referee: Oscar Rojas

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Nacional v Defensor Sporting

2009-07-29 15:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Defensor Sporting
Calzada  32' Cazulo  32' Caballero  40' Martín Rodríguez  66' A. Rodríguez  83'	Report	Ariosa  10' Curbelo  16', 76' Risso  48' Díaz  80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo Referee: Luis Larrañaga

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Liverpool v Nacional

2009-08-02 15:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	2 – 3	Nacional
Lalinde  81' Alfaro  89'	Report	Caballero  45' Burián  45+1' Macchi  61' (o.g.) S. García  74', 80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo 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

• Winners: 2008

Primera División Uruguaya

• Winners: 2008–09

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

• Club Nacional de Football

External links

• Club Nacional de Football official web site