Nacional defeat Garcilaso 4-0 in Copa Libertadores match

Montevideo April 26 (IANS) Uruguayan football club Nacional won their first victory in the Copa Libertadores beating the Peruvian Real Garcilaso 4-0 in the fourth round of Group F here.

Wednesday s result catapulted the Uruguayan team to the second place in its group four points behind Santos reports Efe.

The four goals that led to Nacional s triumph were made by Sebastian Rodriguez with a free kick Leandro Barcia Guzman Corujo and Gonzalo Bergessio.

Three-time Copa Libertadores champion (1971 1980 and 1988) the home team jumped onto the court determined to win the match and aware that a defeat would leave them virtually out of the competition hence from the first minutes they attacked the rivals.

However much of the first half of the game was under Garcilaso s control although Nacional goalkeeper Esteban Conde managed to save several attempts from the visiting team from hitting the goal.

In the 40th minute Sebastian Rodriguez executed a free kick with the bottom of his right foot directing the ball into the net of Garcilaso s goalkeeper Luis Ortiz.

Guzman Corujo followed Rodriguez to make the second goal in the 79th minute with a header.

In the 85th minute came the third goal of Nacional. This time from Leandro Barcia who received the ball from Sebastian Fernandez s pass and subsequently sent it into the box.

The final goal was also a header by Gonzalo Bergessio in the 88th minute after the Peruvian team lost its control of the area.

Nacional will face Santos on May 1 in a game that will be decisive in determining their future in the league.

In Group F the Uruguayan team currently has 5 points and Santos 9.

--IANS
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